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image: A cartoon of the 'Old Bill' character dressed in full uniform and ready to light his pipe. He is painted from head
to toe in red striped camouflage.
Here the artist has embellished his most famous character with camouflage stripes, a reference to the introduction of
sophisticated techniques of concealment for gun positions, observation posts and Nissen huts that were gradually adopted on the Western
Front.
Royal Engineer Special Works Companies specialised in developing camouflage paint schemes for road screens, hutting, and artillery
positions. They also supervised the manufacture of camouflage netting for all sorts of deception and concealment purposes on the Western
Front and elsewhere. However, the distinctive camouflage fails to disguise the unmistakable features of this enduring character weighed
down by the impedimenta of modern war. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | British Army Old Bill Camouflage cartoons Caricature | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bairnsfather, Bruce | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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