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(28) Page 43 - Here, wot d'you mean sitting in the mud when an officer approaches?
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DescriptionThis cartoon ( by Private J. Wood ) shows a sergeant-major gruffly asking a soldier why he is sitting on the ground instead of standing and saluting the officer in the background. The caption reads: 'Sergeant- Major (to man who has slipped): "HERE, WOT D'YOU MEAN SITTING IN THE MUD WHEN AN OFFICER APPROACHES? WHY DIDN'T YOU SALUTE? DIDN'T YOU SEE THE STARS?" / Culprit: "YESSIR - I SAW THE STARS - ONLY I COULDN'T COUNT 'EM, THEY WERE SO MANY, AND WERE ALL MIXED UP IN THE MUD." This cartoon, drawn by a private, has as its subject matter a hectoring sergeant-major picking on a lower rank soldier. The humour involves the different interpretations of the word, 'stars'. While the sergeant-major is referring to the stars on the officer's tunic, the private is talking about either the stars in the sky or the stars one sees after receiving a blow to the head.
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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.