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East Riding soldier's First World War cartoons on display at Treasure House
A SET of cartoons and caricatures drawn by a Pocklington soldier during the First World War have gone on show at the East Riding Treasure House in Beverley.
The drawings, by Lieutenant Edward Moore Robson, were recently unearthed by staff at East Riding Council's archives and local studies section.
Lt Robson drew the pictures during the time he spent serving with the fifth Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own (Yorkshire Regiment), also known as the Green Howards, between 1915 and 1918.
They include humorous drawings of officers that he knew, and sketches poking light-hearted fun at the typical British soldier.
Collections officer Sam Bartle said; "These cartoons are of extremely good quality and would not look out of place in a comic book. I would imagine that Lt Robson perhaps drew them as a way of finding some light relief from the horrors of war, and it shows that soldiers were still able to keep their spirits up, despite the awful situation they were in."
Edward Moore Robson received the Military Cross for his bravery during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 but was killed in 1918.
His father, Thomas Robson, a distinguished solicitor in Pocklington, had already lost his wife Eva in 1914 and two sons Richard and Frederick within two days of each other.
The news of Edward's death proved too much for him and he retired and left Pocklington after being a pillar of the community there for more than 25 years.
The cartoons and caricatures can be seen on the first floor of the Treasure House, where they are the document of the month for November.
At the end of the month they will be made permanently available to view on request in the research room.
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