My mother mailed me this lovely pen and ink drawing, made by her father during his military service in World War 1. My grandfather, Robert Birrell, was a Scotsman who served in his Majesty's armed forces. 
You can see his signature and notation of the location here --
But this is a bit of a mystery -- he clearly had a sense of humor but I'm not quite sure what this means - Hotel Dal Blai?
Please let me know........
2 comments:
Just guessing, Victoria, but the French word (old, I think) for badger is blaireau. Perhaps a topical joke on "foxhole" which the sketch seems to suggest?
Perhaps there was a "Blair" in his unit? It's a Scots name.
Make of it what you will!
(It's a sweet little sketch, by the way.)
ahhh, that's interesting Dinahmow, could be, could be. I wish he was still around to ask! He died before I was born -- would love to have run a few of my paintings by him....
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