Bruce Bairnsfather
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World War I has a tremendous impact on Europe and particularly Great Britain. From numerous casualties to new forms of combat that included trench warfard and the use of poisonous gas, WWI took a physical and emotional toll on all of Great Britain. At the outbreak of WWI, Bruce Bairnsfather rejoined the Royal Wickshire Regiment, seeing action at the Battle of Mons and eventually, as Lieutenant, put in charge of the Maxim Machine-Gun section on the Western Front, (Bruce, p. 1). It was during battles in the trenches during WWI that Bairnsfather was subjected to a poisonous chlorine gas attack and heavy shelling. It was also during life in the ôtrenches,ö during the 2nd Battle of Ypres, that Bairnsfather became ôappalled at the horrorsö experienced by common soldiers at the Front (Duff, p. 1). Out of this horror and chaos, Bairnsfather would discover the inspiration for the cartoon character, Old Bill, who would come to ôbest illustrate the practical philosophy of the British private soldierö during WWI (Duff, p. 1). This biography of Bruce Bairnsfather will explore his life, military experiences, and his subsequent career as a cartoonist, political propagandist, playwright and author. The life of Bruce Bairnsfather began in Murree, India, where he was born to a Lieutenant in the Bengal Infantry, Thomas Bairnsfather, and his mother, Amelia Every. Though most accounts of BairnsfatherÆs birth mark the year as 1888, two historians who
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critically acclaimed, something about the horrors and humor of life in the trenches that implied the need for greater compassion toward soldiers making the ôultimate sacrifice,ö the illustrations Bairnsfather did for the Bystander became an ôimmediate enormous successö with the public (Holt and Holt[2], p. 1). The cartoons and illustrations drawn by Bairnsfather drew upon his firsthand experiences in the trenches of WWI. Likewise, they drew upon the artistÆs conviction that the general public did not recognize the level of appreciation they should express tow`rd those who sabrificed for their freedom and liberty. The character of Old Bill became immortalized in one cartoon in which the caption read, ôWell, if you knows of a better æole go to itö (SEE APPENDIX). Characteristic of many of BairnsfatherÆs illustrations of WWI, this one depicts both the horrors and the humor among the soldiers.
Shortly after the publication of his illustrations in the Bystander, public rapture with BairnsfatherÆs Old Bill soon found the character imprinted on pottery, postcards, playing cards, books, and other merchandise. From the depths of the trenches to the comfort of London General Hospital, for Bairnsfather a career was born. Old Bill brou
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