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(11) Page 20 - When yer makes yer point with the bayonet, grind yer teeth, roll yer eyes, and get the wind up 'im, see
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| Blighty and Sea Pie > Blighty > Christmas, 1917 > (11) Page 20 - When yer makes yer point with the bayonet, grind yer teeth, roll yer eyes, and get the wind up 'im, see |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74466461 |
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| Description | 'When yer makes yer point with the bayonet', by A.M. and Lieutenant Corporal L. Mosley. This cartoon shows an instructor giving advice to three soldiers, concerning the fierce expression they should have on their faces when attacking the enemy with their bayonets. The caption reads: 'Instructor: "WHEN YER MAKES YER POINT WITH THE BAYONET, GRIND YER TEETH, ROLL YER EYES, AND GIT THE WIND UP 'IM, SEE?" / Recruit: "RIGHT YOU ARE, NOBBY, BUT LEND US YOUR FICE [i.e. face]!"' Written in Cockney dialect, this cartoon shows a British soldier making a cheeky remark to his instructor during bayonet practice. The humour centres on the brutal facial appearance that the instructor wants the men to adopt during their bayonet practice. When advised about this, one soldier replies that he could only ever wear such an expression if he borrows the instructor's face. The cartoonist identifies himself only as 'AM', and notes underneath his signature that the cartoon is from a sketch by a Lieutenant Corporal L. Mosley of the 4th Sherwoods. |
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| Description | A 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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| Shelfmark | 6.84 |
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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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