They hopped me here, they hopped me there until I felt quite balmy, they felt my pulse an' tol me to 'Cough!' an' passed me into the army / Inter-Art Co.

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[1917?]
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They hopped me here, they hopped me there until I felt quite balmy, they felt my pulse an' tol me to 'Cough!' an' passed me into the army / Inter-Art Co. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Humorous postcard showing a young man in a bowler hat carrying his clothes, having just been givien a physical examination by the Medical Board of the British Army. Two officers are shown behind him. Undated, but this copy was sent on 12 March 1917.

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Barnes, London : Inter-Art Co., [1917?]

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1 sheet : 1 colour illustration ; 14 cm.

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    EPH/1/49

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