History of military
Mr Peter Lees-Jeffries with three of a series of military prints he drew. The prints were unveiled last evening at the opening of a military display at the C.S.A. gallery. The display marks the centenary of the Canterbury Officers’ Club. Mr Lees-Jeffries, an English teacher at Linwood High School, was commissioned by the club to design seven prints of uniforms worn by club members
through the years. They will illustrate a limited-edition book on the history of the club, by Stanley Newman. The works represent 500 hours of careful research and artwork, with Mr LeesJeffries gleaning informa-
tion for his prints from photographs, uniforms, interviews, and London museums. The pictures have appropriate period backgrounds. Mr Lees-Jeffries said he had tried “not just to portray uniforms but people with personalities.” The prints depict officers of the 1914 Medical Corps (left), the 1960 naval volunteers (centre), and members of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry about 1900.
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