Silk handkerchief

Fougasse was the pseudonym of Cyril Kenneth Bird, a British cartoonist and magazine editor. This handkerchief is based on Fougasse’s 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' poster series which were distributed widely around England as part of the British war effort during the Second World War. Bird joined the Royal Engineers in 1914 but was wounded at Gallipoli in 1916. He began producing cartoons while recovering from his injuries.