"Gross received a commission to become an Official War Artist in March 1940, and subsequently remained in Britain for the first year recording events at home. This scene was probably recorded during his two weeks with the Guards Barracks at Caterham in Surrey later that month." image: Recruits sit in a line in a windowed room waiting to be given their uniform. Two men distribute items of clothing to them. Outside, through the window, troops can be seen parading.