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Soldier-cartoonist: Private Alfred Edmeades Bestall, Army Service Corps
Sep 25, 2023 · 6 min read · Blighty A Budget Humour from Home Soldier Cartoons Army Service Corps Alfred Bestall Western Front Wales Mandalay Punch Tatler Daily Express Grove Park Rupert the Bear Sphere London Opinion Passing Show 35th Division Bantam Flanders B-Type Bus Mechanical Transport Learners ·Private Alfred Edmeades Bestall, Army Service Corps Service Number: DM2/112832 Born: 14 December 1892, Mandalay, Burma Died: 15 January 1986, Porthmadog, Wales (Aged 93) I am the type of person, who when visiting an art gallery, bowls past the information desk, brushes off the tour guide, and boots the audio-headset …
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Blighty Mystery File No.1
This is the first 'Mystery File' relating to the soldier-cartoonists who had their contributions published in Blighty but, at this moment in time, the trail has gone cold as I have been unable to find any further information about them — though I am not ready to give up. First, getting published in Blighty brought more …
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