[Letters from home]

Depicts the protagonist and his bearded friend being given letters from home by a private. The long coats of the protagonist and his bearded friend are those of a corporal, while the short coat of the man in the middle with the turned up collar is that of a private. They are all standing in a roughly described trench. The bearded soldier is standing on the far right, and is already reading his letter. He has several items of equipment hanging from his belt, including a single-pocket cartridge pouch, and his bayonet which is sheathed in a bayonet frog.

The protagonist is stepping forward to collect his letter and wears a slightly apprehensive expression on his face.

Sketchbook belonging to Paul Prangère. Found on the WWI battlefields in France by Private Charles Edward Goldspink M.M., 17 Infantry Battallion. Depicts life in the trenches during the first two costly battles of Champagne. The first battle took place between 10 December 1914 - 17 March 1915 and 90,000 French were injured. The second battle occurred between 22 September 1915 - 6 October 1915. It probably does not depict the thrid battle of Champagne (16 - 20 April 1917) because Prangere states the date of creation as being 1916. Many of the illustrations are of a jovial and gentle life in dugouts. The second half of the sketchbook portrays the soldier on leave with his wife or girlfriend after being injured. Despite the grim nature of life in the trenches, the artist largely portrays a lyrical existence, with his simple and humourous illustrative style anticipating Hergé's Tintin (which was first published in 1929).