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DescriptionThis cartoon, by Private Herbert Hyde, shows a soldier passing the time of day with an attractive young woman. The caption reads: 'WHEN YOU WISH YOU COULD SPEAK FRENCH'. The artist responsible for this cartoon was a private in the King's Liverpools. He has created a humorous scenario in which a soldier finds himself in the company of a beautiful Frenchwoman, but is unable to communicate with her.
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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.