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'Each One Doing His Bit', 1915 (c)

Chromolithograph by and after William Otho Hewett (1887-1942), Australian Imperial Force, Gallipoli, 1915, publisher unknown, 1915 (c).

A British infantryman with shouldered rifle, marching alongside a line of characters, including soldiers and a knight in armour, with their torsos formed from rations and food products. The products include a Fray Bentos tin of corned beef, a Huntley and Palmer biscuit, a can of apricot jam, a packet of cigarettes, a jar of rum and a tin of milk, each with a human head, legs and arms. The far end of the line of march is annotated with an arrow and the word 'Bread'.

From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2001-04-619-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-04-619-1