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Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :To our trusty & well beloved C. W. Melvill, Lieut. Colonel commanding ye Fosgenie Fourth. Ye know Gutz will attack your soccer goals at zero ... [1916]
- Date
- 1915 - 1916
- By
- Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920; Melvill, Charles William, 1878-1925
- Reference
- A-222-013
- Description
A testimonial showing a soccer goal keeper calmly looking at a bomb landing nearby, with a list of suggestions for playing soccer despite German bombardment. To the left are parts of uniforms and a gun with bayonet; above is the Regiment's motto, 'Soyes ferme' placed above a row of sandbags, with barbed wire and no-man's land beyond
An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916)
Other Titles - Phosgene
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - W. F. Bell, France, in ink
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Ink & watercolour, 288 x 242 mm (glued to card)
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink & watercolour, 288 x 242 mm (glued to card)
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