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(4) Page 6 - Country here, covered with snow, reminds me of home
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DescriptionExtract from letter' by Lieutenant-Corporal Percy Cannot. The soldier in this cartoon is chest-deep in snow. His pack and steel helmet are also covered, and only the top of his gun is visible. The extract reads: "THE COUNTRY HERE, COVERED WITH SNOW, REMINDS ME OF HOME - IN FACT I HAVE GOT VERY ATTACHED TO IT.' Percy Cannot has chosen to make light of the weather conditions at the Front in this cartoon. The soldier shown here is 'very much attached to' the snow because he has literally been trapped by it. Despite the apparent humour, this cartoon highlights a very serious problem. Snow and persistent rain created very real and dangerous hazards for the men.
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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.