Major Alex Campbell was a fierce soldier, as well as an artist and a poet. From comical drawings like this to evocative poetry, Alex used the arts to express aspects of his personality that did not necessarily fit with his image as a hardened officer.

P.C.I. Cadet Inspection
Drawn by Alex Campbell in 1928
Ink on paper
Canadian War Museum 20100088-006

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