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(6) Page 67 - King George's Fund for Sailors
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| Blighty and Sea Pie > Sea-Pie > November 1917 > (6) Page 67 - King George's Fund for Sailors |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74458438 |
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| Description | Advertisement for King George's Fund for Sailors. This advertisement for King George's Fund for Sailors features a dramatic drawing of a fleet of battleships being led through choppy seas by several smaller boats. The drawing is captioned with a quote from Kipling which reads: 'Five damned trawlers, with their syrens blowing, heading the whole Review'. King George's Fund for Sailors (KGFS) was founded in March 1917. Its main object was to provide help, comfort and relief for seafarers and their dependants through the establishment of a central fund. The proceeds of many later editions of 'Sea-Pie' were donated exclusively to KGFS. The charity is still in operation today. |
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| Description | 'Sea-Pie' magazine was founded to raise funds for authorised naval charities. The first issue appeared on 23 June 1917, priced one shilling. The magazine typically contained short stories, poems, cartoons, and paintings and drawings, often on a nautical theme. |
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| Shelfmark | 6.88 |
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| Description | Editions 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. |
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