[Delousing the soldiers]

Depicts the soldiers preparing for delousing. All of those portrayed wear goggles and simple masks over their faces. A man on the far left is ringing a bell, perhaps to alert the soldiers that the chemical solution was ready. Behind this man is a small dugout, which contains a crate with 'F-1' written on it, and has a rifle leaning against the wall. In the centre of the drawing is a man approaching a half a drum full of liquid that is emitting fumes. All of the soldiers are in their full kit, from their helmets to their cartridge belts. In the background is the line of the trench, and the sniper sights.

Sketchbook belonging to Paul Prangère. Found on the WWI battlefields in France by Private Charles Edward Goldspink M.M., 17 Infantry Battallion. Depicts life in the trenches during the first two costly battles of Champagne. The first battle took place between 10 December 1914 - 17 March 1915 and 90,000 French were injured. The second battle occurred between 22 September 1915 - 6 October 1915. It probably does not depict the thrid battle of Champagne (16 - 20 April 1917) because Prangere states the date of creation as being 1916. Many of the illustrations are of a jovial and gentle life in dugouts. The second half of the sketchbook portrays the soldier on leave with his wife or girlfriend after being injured. Despite the grim nature of life in the trenches, the artist largely portrays a lyrical existence, with his simple and humourous illustrative style anticipating Hergé's Tintin (which was first published in 1929).