In 1914, in a bunker below this cottage in St Yvon, Belgium, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather first created his immortal cartoon character "Old Bill.”

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In the winter of 1914, in a bunker below this cottage in St Yvon, Belgium, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather first created his immortal cartoon character "Old Bill."

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: St Yvon, West Flanders, Belgium
Photo credit: © Roger Goodwin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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