Picture No | 10231983 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Ex Pede Herculem |
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A cynical Irish soldier returning home on leave from the Front refuses a shoe shine boy, preferring instead to keep the mud on his boots as a symbol of honour.
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Source | Illustration by Bert Thomas in The Bystander, 5 January 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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