Gordon Horner 28th May 1942 "FOR YOU THE WAR IS OVER"

Composition, execution, the true cost, the thin red line in the sand.

Gordon Horner's words and artwork speak for themselves.

Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

As per "the end of F. Troop" above, Sjt. A D Bygate.

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2120066/andrew-davidson-bygate/

Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

Haven't read through in detail, but it looks like a great book just in aesthetic terms - amazing illustrations which while of their time in terms of style, they are somehow also timeless at the same time.

Thanks for sharing Jim.

 

Amazing. Can you post the bits on January/February 1942 as well?

All the best

Andreas

 

Hello Andreas,

I put up the earliest part (the first part) of Gordon Horner's work in the "Gunners and their Guns" thread, from the post here and beyond:

Gunners and their guns

Hopefully that post and the ones that follow it include the period you seek (I'll dig the book out over the weekend and double check, but I'm pretty certain I put all the contents up - in various threads - a few years back).

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

And here's a link to a post I put up recently Andreas, that has the links to all of Gordon Horner's work (that I've put on the forum) within:

11th (Honorable Artillery Company) Regt RHA

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Thanks for sharing Jim, great writing style and artwork.

This must, therefore, be the Brigadier who was killed, Cecil William Haydon, DSO, MC, MiD:

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2769259/cecil-william-haydon/

Life story: Cecil William Haydon | Lives of the First World War

 

That's simply fantastic. Thank you so much.

Would you mind if I reposted this, fully attributed, on my blog? Totally okay if not.

All the best

Andreas

 

Of course you can Andreas! Team effort and all that (and apologies for the late response!).

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Now online.

For you the war is over – 1946 Memoir of the Desert

Many thanks again Jim.

All the best

Andreas