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Bruce Bairnsfather

British cartoonist
Also known as: Charles Bruce Bairnsfather
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Bruce Bairnsfather (born July 9, 1888, Murree, India—died September 29, 1959, Worcester, Worcestershire, England) was a cartoonist best known for his grimly humorous depictions of British soldiers in the trenches of World War I. The son of a soldier, Bairnsfather attended the United Services College at Westward Ho, north Devon, but after a short period in the army he decided on an art career. He studied art briefly but, unable to find work in the...

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