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Tactical Developments by Bruce BairnsfatherTactical Developments Private 9998 Blobs has always thought a machine for imitating the sound of ration parties (and thus drawing fire) an excellent idea, but simply hates his evening for working it
The Imminent, Deadly Breach by Bruce BairnsfatherThe Imminent, Deadly Breach " Mind you don t fall through the seat of yer trousers, Arry!" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in The Bystander Date: 1916
Coming to the Point by Bruce BairnsfatherComing to the Point " Lets ave this pin of yours a minute. I ll soon ave these winkles out of ere" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
Ships that pass in the Night by Bruce BairnsfatherShips that Pass in the Night " Where do yer want this put, Sargint?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
In Dixie-Land by Bruce BairnsfatherIn Dixie-Land " Well Friday - ows Crusoe" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
Augusts Three by Bruce BairnsfatherAugusts Three To Each Year its Type A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
The Offensive - What it looks like by Bruce BairnsfatherThe Offensive - What It Looks Like- -And What It Feels Like A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
Omar the Optimist by Bruce BairnsfatherOmar the Optimist " Here with a loaf of bread beneath the row, A muttered curse, but ne er a whine, and thou- Beside me, singing in the wilderness
Christmas Day, 1915 by BairnsfatherChristmas Day, 1915 How It Will Dawn for Many A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915
The Push - in three chapters by Bruce BairnsfatherThe Push A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in three sections Date: 1915
So Obviously! by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, in which a young soldier questions Old Bill on the origin of the mysterious hole in the wall. Cynical Old Bill responds in the manner he is accustomed to. Date: 1915
Welcome to the Late Arrival, by BairnsfatherWelcome to the Late Arrival " Where ave you been? Avin yer blinkin fortune told?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915
Our Adaptable Armies by BairnsfatherOur Adaptable Armies Private Jones (late " Zogitoff" the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of HATE per yard of frontage
Another Maxim Maxim by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, with a German soldier dozing happily against a machine gun, surrounded by bullets and wine bottles. Date: 1915
Thoroughness by B BairnsfatherIn this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, a colonel home on short leave chooses to simulate trench life as best he can; by sleeping in the garden. Date: 1915
A. D. 19 (?) by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, suggesting that the war is likely to last far longer that the optimists were suggesting at the time. Date: 1915
Captain Arthur Eliot, 1917Captain Arthur Eliot, co-author with Captain Bruce Bairnsfather of the play, The Better Ole, based on Bairnsfathers Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander and staged at the Oxford Theatre
No Possible Doubt Whatsoever by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, showing a sentry and an encumbered soldier meeting in the night. Clearly, the soldier with the huge pack is not in the mood for it right now, thank you very much
There goes our Blinking Parapet again by B BairnsfatherIn this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, a mortar strike obliterates a hefty part of the trench living area, while the cynical soldiers sit by, looking fairly apathetic to the whole experience
Directing the Way at the Front by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, commenting on the somehat unusual landmarks used to mark routes around the First World Wars front lines. Date: 1915
That Sword by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in which the imagined and actual usages of a sword in the First World War are juxtaposed. Date: 1915
The Professional Touch by BairnsfatherThe Professional Touch " Chuck us out that bag o bombs, mate; its under your ead" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
Observation by BairnsfatherObservation " Ave a squint through these ere Bill, you can see one of the -----s eatin a sausage as clear as anythin " A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring Old Bill on observation
A Matter of Moment by BairnsfatherA Matter of Moment " What was that, Bill?" " Trench mortar" " Ours or theirs?" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular characters
Happy Memories of the Zoo by BairnsfatherHappy Memories of the Zoo " What time do they feed the se-lions, Alf?" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
S. O. S. by BairnsfatherS.O.S. The Hard Lines of Communication A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in which two soldiers under heavy bombardment talk over the trench communication line
His Dual Obsession by BairnsfatherHis Dual Obsession Owing to the frequent recurrence of this dream, Herr Fritz von Lagerschifter has decided to take his friends advice
Situation Shortly Vacant by Bruce BairnsfatherIn this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, a gormless soldier peers from the house hes held up in into a recently made crater. It would appear that he doesn t see the second mortar. Date: 1916
Pushfulness at Plug Street by BairnsfatherPushfulness at Plug Street Colonel Ian Jelloid of the Blobshire Rifles being an energetic and businesslike man believes in advertising as an antidote to stagnant warfare A cartoon by Captain Bruce
Other Times, Other Manners by BairnsfatherOther Times, Other Manners The decline of poetry and romance in war A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in The Bystander Date: 1916
Start an Offensive on Ones Own by BairnsfatherHumours from the Front - No 33 When One Would Like to Start an Offensive on Ones Own Recipe for feeling like this - Bully, biscuits, no coke
A Proposal in Flanders by Bruce BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, in which a French farmer is about to propose, when a dormant mine ruins the moment. Date: 1915
The Same Old Moon by Bruce BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, with one panel a traditional romantic idea, and the other a cynical subversion of it, brought on by the lethality of trench warfare. Date: 1915
E. H. Shepard & Bruce Ingram, Royal Garrison Artillery, WW1Some officers of the Royal Garrison Artillery, self-styled The Press Gang. Standing left to right is Sec.-Lieutenant E. H. Shepard of Punch (best-known for drawing Winnie-the-Pooh), Sec. Lieut. D. C
Beechams advertisement by Bruce BairnsfatherA Good Point to Remember. Advertisement for Beechams Pills featuring a humorous illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather of a British soldier, wrapped up warm against the cold
Old Bill lookalikeMr Samuel Birkenshaw, of 123, Eldon Street, Oldham, the winner of an Old Bill lookalike competition run by The Bystander. Old Bill was the central cartoon character created by Captain Bruce
The Better Ole as a Film Play, 1918Scenes from the film version of The Better Ole, a 1918 Welsh Pearson film based the cartoons of trench life by Bruce Bairnsfather published in The Bystander magazine
Another Secret out - Old Bill in camouflage, Bystander coverFront cover of The Bystander featuring Old Bill, the cartoon soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, attired in a uniform of dazzle camouflage. The caption reads, Another secret out
My Hat! by Bruce BairnsfatherHow a tin hat feels before battle...and during. Humorous cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander. 1916
Tatler cover - The Hon. Mrs Lyndhurst Bruce (Camille ClifforFront cover of The Tatler featuring the former Camille Clifford (1885-1971), the model for the Edwardian Gibson Girl drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, who married the Hon
Mlle. Edmee Dormeuil in the Better OleEdmee Dormeuil, French actress and star of The Better Ole, the musical play based on the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander
Bairnsfather on leave by Marcel PoncinThe Face at the Window. A humorous, and entirely imaginative, drawing of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, famous soldier cartoonist and creator of Fragments from France
Captain Bruce BairnsfatherA snapshot by an American officer somewhere in France of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959), soldier cartoonist and creator of the Old Bill character
Kensitas cigarettes advert featuring Old BillWorld War One advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes featuring the character Old Bill, from the Bystander cartoons by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre Arthur BourchierArthur Bourchier (1863-1927), English actor, pictured in the role of Old Bill in The Better Ole, at the Oxford Theatre London in 1917
The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre in 1917Sketches taken from the musical The Better Ole by Bystander cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, staged at the Oxford Theatre (formerly the Oxford Musical Hall)
Bruce Bairnsfather. Harry Thurston as Old Bill at the PallaHarry Thurston in the role of Old Bill, the curmudgeonly World War One soldier created by artist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, drawing crowded houses at the Palladium in 1917
Bruce Bairnsfather in his workroom at BishoptonBruce Bairnsfather, soldier cartoonist, best known for his creation, Ole Bill, in The Bystander, pictured at work in his workroom at Bishopton, Avon during leave. Date: 1916
