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‘M. Houbart. Guarde-Champitre at Linghem’, 1917 (c). Pencil drawing by Sgt Ernest Blaikley, 28th Bn, London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles), nd. Three studies of a man, top is a half portrait of a man looking down reading a page, centre is a man’s head in profile and lower is a man reading a page in profile. Monsieur Houbart, wearing the uniform of a garde champetre. A garde champetre is a French local rural guard or warden. Houbart’s wife ran the Sergeants’ Mess at the First Army School of Scouting, Observation and Sniping, at Linghem. Associated with the First Army School of Scouting, Observation and Sniping, Linghem, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)