These photos gives us a new glimpse of the life of soldiers during World War I. No signs of guns and mortars and bombs, only happy faces of soldiers enjoying their much-deserved break.

This is something we don't see everyday.
 

British soldiers having fun in the water at Corfu.

British soldiers in the River Tigris, Baghdad, 1917

Piggyback wading (location unspecified)

Soldiers from a convalescent hospital playing in the sea, France, 1918.

British troops playing with a ball in the water at Corfu.

Members of an army entertainment troop poses after a swim in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey.

Soldiers smile for the camera during a swim in Somme, France, 1916.

Splashing ensues shortly afterwards...

Romanian soldiers in a pond in the Balkans.

Soldiers in a farm pond near St. Eloi, Flanders, 1917.

Splashing in the sea at Etaples, France, 1917.

H/T Imperial War Museums