Cecil W Bacon

Bacon was born in Battle, Sussex, England, where his father was a businessman who ran a tannery.

[2] During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force as a Leading Aircraftsman, before, in 1942, being assigned to work producing propaganda artwork for the Ministry of Information.

[1][2] He worked regularly for the Radio Times and in 1943, during the war, he drew an illustration for the Christmas edition, depicting a soldier holding a sprig of holly.

[3] After the war, he produced designs for, among others, British Railways[2] and the Post Office Savings Bank.

[2] A retrospective exhibition, Designer's Progress, took place in 1984 at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.