A libel about the colonel of a garrison is invented by a junior soldier and works its way round to the colonel himself. Colour process print after N. Pocock, 191-.

London ; Aldershot ; Portsmouth) : Gale & Polden Ltd., [between 1910 and 1919?] (Printed in England)

1 postcard : process print ; 14 x 8.8 cm

A garrison libel. The subject - Col . Sblud, C.B. Informed of it by Capt. and Adjt Mulligatawny. Who had it from Lieut. Smythe Jones. Who was told it by the Sergt.-Major. Who overheard it from Private Mulvaney, 02317. Who received it direct from the Inventor. Copyright Bears number: 1315

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Wellcome Collection 2059559i

Apparently devised by Ralph Noel Pocock of Hampstead (ca. 1879-1949), as a pair with a similar set of portraits entitled 'Told to the Marines' . He served in World War I in the 2nd/4 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Each series was also available as six separate cards