Cartoons

Magazine published by the 2nd Canadian Base Reinforcement Group which featured news about the Canadian Army, stories of interest to members of the armed forces abroad, events and sports. 

This collection of comic strips by Harry Hall, a soldier of WWI, provides a humorous depiction of the war so far and mercilessly mocks enemy leaders.

Second World War cartoons poked fun at serious subjects, such as military discipline, equipment problems, and the rules and regulations that governed military life.

In this series from the Second World War, an Ottawa printer presented archetypes of young Canadian soldiers and airmen.

This postcard, sent home by a soldier of British Columbia's 54th Battalion, is typical of the generic postcards that were printed with the names of dozens of different units.

Different British publishers used the same cartoon to produce cards for the 32nd Battalion from Winnipeg, Manitoba, the 48th Battalion, from Toronto, Ontario, and the 59th Battalion, from Brockville, Ontario.

Kenneth Browne of Windsor, Nova Scotia, served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War, and published a collection of his own cartoons upon his return home.

The relationship between Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as seen by a First World War graphic artist.

During the First World War, it was common to draw the connection between sport and war - as in the postcard featuring a Union Jack soccer ball.

Printed early in the First World War to satirize army life, these cards were mailed by a soldier at Valcartier, Quebec, to his family in Melfort, Saskatchewan.