“Of no Military Importance” An album of artwork and ephemera...

Hammer

£800

“Of no Military Importance” An album of artwork and ephemera pertaining to Robert L Souter who served during WWII, some of the drawings were done whilst he was a prisoner of war. The album contains sketches of a soldier drawing in Anzio, soldiers training in Kent, sketches made ashore at Cape town, camel and Kite hawk in Basra, soldiers washing whilst being held prisoner in Laterina Italy, Prisoners at Stalag VII, painting of allied bombers and fighters of Stalag 383 in 1945, a painting of Russian prisoners of war searching for food whilst at Stalag VII, a diary which details his landing in Anzio on the 2nd of February 1944, his being taken prisoner on the 27th February and going all the way through to May 2nd 1945 when he was freed together with many more sketches and ephemera., In 1953 The Imperial War Museum accepted sixty-three war time sketches by Robert Souter. Together with a WWII Miniature medal group awarded to Robert Souter comprising of Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence medal, 1939-1945 campaign medal and a Territorial for efficient service medal alongside a London Scottish regiment military photograph album belonging to Robert Souter containing photos of A Company entering Stirling Castle 1933, Corporals in camp, Invergordon 1937, various pictures of soldiers during the 1930s including Robert, drums at practice, No 3 platoon marching into camp 1938, The Battalion returning from Buckingham palace after being inspected by the Queen, Burley Camp 1939, Bren Carrier, Arras in 1939, 56th London Division Field Maintenance centre, Bombay 1942, Iraq 1943, various dinner menus for the London Scottish and other photos. “