Victoria station, Troops leaving for the front

As the main London rail link to the east coast channel ports, Victoria station was vital for troop movements during the First World War. Walter Bayes was a member of the Camden Town group. In 1917 he was recruited by the War Propaganda Bureau to paint pictures of the home front. Another work from this era, The Underworld, of the Elephant and Castle underground station, is at the Imperial War Museum.