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(15) Page 36 - To think you actually had to kill four Germans
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DescriptionCartoon by Gunner Leslie Barker. This cartoon depicts an elderly lady addressing a British soldier, while two other men look on laughing. The caption reads: 'Dear Old Creature (to D.C.M., who has been telling her how he got his medal): "TO THINK YOU HAD ACTUALLY TO KILL FOUR GERMANS! AND I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU HAD KILLED EVEN ONE BEFORE THIS DREADFUL WAR BEGAN?"' 'D.C.M.' is short for 'Distinguished Conduct Medal'. The D.C.M. was awarded to soldiers or navy and air force personnel for gallantry in the field. It was first awarded during the Crimean war (1854-56), and after 1916 was the second highest honour that could be awarded to army ranks below non-commissioned officer, the highest honour being the Victoria Cross. The D.C.M. was replaced in 1993 by the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.
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DescriptionA humorous weekly magazine issued free to the troops in the First World War; contained short stories, poems, cartoons, paintings and drawings, with contributions from men on active service. Distributed by the War Office, the Admiralty and the Red Cross, and subsidised through donations and sales to the general public.
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DescriptionEditions of 'Blighty' (1917, 1918) and 'Sea Pie' (1917-1919), First World War magazines with pictures, stories, poems and humour. 'Blighty' was sent free to the men at the front and in the fleet. Profits from sales of 'Sea Pie' went to help sailors and their families.