Superb Wilmot Lunt cartoon published
in 'Punch' on October 21st 1914. Lunt was a regular contributor to Punch and other periodicals throughout WW1.
Born as Samuel Wilmot Lunt in Warrington, Cheshire. Lunt attended the Académie Julian in Paris and showed at Paris Salon in 1901
This
scene depicts Boy Scouts who have been deployed in duties such
as guarding the Country's coastlines and railway network. This particular pair of Scouts are shown hunting Germans:
Boy Scout "Xcuse me Mum, 'ave yer seen any Germans about 'ere?"
A clearer image of the Cartoon
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