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| Picture No | 10837406 |
| Date | 1917 |
| Description | In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon |
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"Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer) transferred to another platoon."
The stoicism of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon character, Old Bill, is put to the ultimate test by an ex-acrobat comrade in the trenches.
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| Source | Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, 9 May 1917 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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