The National Archives
Cartoon from Punch magazine commenting on conscription, June 1916
(H M Brock,
Look carefully at this source and consider what it tells you about why conscription was introduced and how people were affected by it. You should consider:
What does the cartoon suggest about the kind of person the prisoner is?
How is he trying to get out of military service?
Does the cartoon suggest that this kind of trick is common?
From the other sources you have seen, is there much evidence to support the view of the cartoon?