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D1573 - Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier - 1916-1969
- 1 - Drawings and correspondence
  - 1 - Album of drawings by H J Rylands during active service depicting situations and people, often with comic comments, including transport, billets, gas mask, hospital 'trench French', self portrait and portraits of other officers including Major W W Hammond; places mentioned include Newmarket, Béthune, Givenchy, Bliesheim, Natoye, Vermelles, Loos, Robecq, Abbeville, Camiers; including official Christmas card 1918 - 1916-1918

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1573/1/1/1
Title	Cartoon by H J Rylands captioned "The cheerful countenances with which we greet our Bayonet Fighting Instructor, at 6.15am!"
Date	7 May 1916
Description	Three dishevelled recruits in civilian dress stand holding their rifles. The man on the right has his eyes closed, and a small dog looking on observes "Golly! He's snoring!".
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
Format	Artwork
Physical Description	Ink drawing, coloured. Paper embossed with UK Crown Royal Coat of Arms
Copies	A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Term	First World War (1914-1918)
	Cartoons
	Art
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