Old Bill and Co. August 1940
"Hey! Mind what yer doin'! That's the second time you've got me with that fifth column o yours!"
Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies, as well as the bungling reputation of the Home Guard. Note that the armbands have LDV written on them: the Local Defence Volunteers were officially renamed the Home Guard in July 1940, but the old armbands remained in circulation long after
Picture No
11111901
Media ID
46644424
Size
3281px x 4594px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather for The Bystander, 21 August 1940
Date
1940
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