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Picture No 11111901
Date 1940
Description Old Bill and Co., August 1940
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"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.
Source Illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather for The Bystander, 21 August 1940
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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