Memorial Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather

Text on the plaque:
"In a dugout beneath a cottage on this site in the winter of 1914-15 Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather (1887-1959) of the 1st Bn Royal Warwickhire Regiment drew the first cartoons of the series that were to be published as ‘Fragments from France’. His immortal character, ‘Old Bill’, the archetypal humorous soldier, soon evolved and appeared in books, plays, films and many other media, often in his classical situation of ‘The Better Ole".
Bruce Bairnsfather’s morale-raising contribution to the war effort was recognised and he became world famous. He also took part in this area in the 1914 Christmas Truce."

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Source

• Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge