6-foot tall and aged 17 the youngest member of his Home Guard unit, Jack was selected to model for Bruce Bairnsfather who was preparing the artwork for a government advertising campaign 'Salute the Soldier, War Savings'. The result was a nationwide campaign of 12-foot posters, newspaper adverts and these plaques.
The picture source is from the local paper where we first heard this story.
Note: we know of three other soldiers who also did some modelling - see Dudley.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Private Jack Askham
At British Military Badges we found a similar plaque on sale for £250: “Mould...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
British tribal chief. He led the defence against the invading forces of Julius Caesar in 54 BC. In this second Roman invasion he led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surre...
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