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Description'When there is anything on', by Private Percy Cannot. This cartoon shows a frozen soldier standing in the snow outside an Officers’ Mess, watching the silhouettes of his superior officers drinking a toast with champagne. The caption reads: 'Extract from letter home: "WHEN THERE IS ANYTHING ON, I AM ALWAYS CERTAIN TO BE PRETTY NEAR IT."' Despite the propaganda claiming the contrary, it was well known that many of the ordinary soldiers were contemptuous of their superior officers. This cartoon, drawn by Private Percy Cannot, captures this 'Us v. Them' sentiment perfectly. It could be that the unusual name, Percy Cannot, is a pseudonym.
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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.