The Indian Labour Corps was formed in 1915. It was voluntary at first but by 1917 Indian regions were required to provide quotas of men. This David McLellan (1886-1962) photo shows some of the Indian Labour Corps on forestry duties in 1918. #indianlabourcorps #davidmclellan #firstworldwar #wwi #iwm

Labour corps were created to perform support duties during the First World War and freed soldiers for the front line. The Chinese Labour Corps was formed in 1916. This photo shows Chinese labourers receiving rations in 1918. #chineselabourcorps #davidmclellan #firstworldwar #wwi #iwm

Soldiers prepared for Christmas in advance as caught by David McLellan (1886-1962) photo of a Royal Engineer motorcyclist with a Christmas pudding on the Western Front in 1917. #moi #firstworldwar #ww1 #christmas #westernfront #davidmclellan

Britain's Ministry of Information documented various Christmases on the Western Front during the First World War. This 1917 photo by David McLellan (1886-1962) shows officers receiving their Christmas mail bag. #moi #firstworldwar #ww1 #christmas #westernfront #davidmclellan