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DescriptionBy J. Wood. The soldier in this cartoon has just returned from leave with a number of nasty wounds. The medical officer is trying to ascertain how he obtained such injuries. The caption reads: 'Medical Officer (to gunner just back from leave): "HOW'S THIS? DRINK?" / Gunner: "NO SIR, I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE MISSUS, AND SHE PUT UP A BIT OF A BARRAGE.' The humour lies in the fact that the gunner sustained these injuries whilst on leave. The explanation given by him intentionally draws comparisons between the altercation with his wife and an artillery bombardment.
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Blighty
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.