Harold Hailstone

Harold William Hailstone (1897–1982) was a British cartoonist and illustrator, who served as an official war artist.[1]

Harold Hailstone
Born	14 July 1897  London
Died	21 November 1982  (aged 85) Hadlow
Alma mater	Goldsmiths College
Occupation	Illustrator cartoonist war artist (1944–)
Family	Bernard Hailstone
Rank	flight lieutenant (1940–), Officer cadet
Branch	British Army, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force (1938–1945)

The Surrender - Hailstone's sketch of the German Commandant's surrender on Alderney in May 1945

He was born on 14 July 1897 in London, England.[1] His father William Edward Hailstone was a dentist.[1] He was educated at The Judd School.[1] During World War I he served first in the army and then as a trainee pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.[1] He subsequently attended Goldsmiths College alongside Graham Sutherland.[1]

His work was published in journals including the Illustrated London News, Punch, The Sketch, Strand Magazine, and Tatler.[1]

He returned to military service immediately before and during World War II, joining the Royal Air Force from 1938-1945, being a flight lieutenant from 1940,[2][3] and was appointed a war artist in 1944.[1]

After the war, he was a staff cartoonist for the Daily Mirror.[1]

In retirement he lived at Corneys Cottage, Hadlow, Kent, where he died on 21 November 1982.[1]

Some of his works are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum.[1][4][5]

His younger brother was the portraitist Bernard Hailstone.[1]