Peace Celebrations Indian troops marching down Whitehall, 1919

Peace Celebrations Indian troops marching down Whitehall, 1919.

Oil on canvas, signed and dated along the top and bottom stretcher edges ‘Dora Meeson/ 1919’, by Dora Meeson (1869-1955), 1919. Painted frame

Although hostilities ceased with the Armistice on 11 Nov 1918, World War One (1914-1918) did not end officially until the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. In Britain, peace was celebrated on Saturday 19 July that year, with a Victory Parade in London as the main event. A camp for troops taking part in the Parade was set up in Kensington Gardens, while thousands of civilians flocked to the capital for the festivities.