Immediate and Important by Bairnsfather

Immediate and Important'
'Never has Private Smith's face felt so large and smooth as when he hands his Captain the following message at what he feels is an unsuitable moment. "The G.O.C. notices with regret the tendency of all ranks to shave the upper lip; this practice must cease forthwith."
A cartoon in The Bystander magazine by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Bairnsfather Commanding Message Moustached Moustachioed Shaving

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