Horatio Bottomley at Arras, 1917
Mr Bottomley about to leave a Divisional Headquarters for the front line, in Arras, France during World War One. Horatio Bottomley (1860 - 1933) was a British financier, newspaper proprietor and MP; he was also gaoled for fraud. During World War One he was a patriotic supporter of the war, aggressively advocating the unconditional surrender of Germany and a march on Berlin. He encouraged servicemen to send their grievances to his journal John Bull, and was an influential popular orator
Picture No
10510918
Media ID
48001184
Size
5350px x 4083px
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Credit
(c)Imperial War Museum/Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
13th September 1917
