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British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940
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They were rehearsing for a Christmas Charity it seems.
Putting on Drag Performances were apparently common in the british armed forces to boost morale.
https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-ww2-soldiers-fight-hitlers-nazi-germany-while-drag and https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/british-soldiers-manning-anti-aircraft-guns-in-womens-clothes-1940/
IDK why that Context isn't in the Title, but here it is.
It was and is common in the US military too!
Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.