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MS 543 04

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MS 543 04

Title

Papers of Geoffrey Gunther: Sketches and caricatures by Geoffrey Gunther

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Administrative / Biographical history

Geoffrey R. Gunther was one of 3 brothers. He attended Eton (M.D.H.) and served as 2nd Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards during WWI. He was killed at Preux-le-Sar, France, on 4th November 1918 ( a week before the Armistice). His youngest brother, Leslie, died in an aeroplane crash in 1922.

Date

1917-1918

Extent & medium

49 items

Content description

49 sketches and caricatures drawn by Gunther during his time at the front. They feature fellow men at the front as well as people he knew from home. The majority, but not all, of the items are dated (either 1917 or 1918). Mixture of ink and pencil. Some caricatures are named.

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