1943: Needing a sergeant
Clearly she means that the sergeant should be herself. It is not possible to determine who she was talking about and what sort of looking after he is said to need. We can only guess.
1943: Unarmed combat
The sergeant would not be likely to refer to this ironic fact. Indeed unarmed combat could sometimes have been called for during the time between D Day and the German surrender in May 1945.
1943: Scrap metal
Collecting scrap metal was an important way of supporting the war effort because it would be recycled and used in the factories making machines for the fighting forces. One does wonder how this boy had managed to get hold of those particular items.
1943: Insulting the cook
Alongside the shortages there were numerous substitutes, of varying efficacy, on offer. The cook has just been told that his creation is being considered as an effective substitute for rubber. Not that suitable for eating then…
Brilliant - nothing like a bit of sarcasm 
1942: All doing their bit
They are all doing their bit. The sons are in the Army, the Navy and the Boy Scouts. The daughter is part of the Women’s Land Army. I’m not sure what the husband is doing - probably in the police but I can’t work out what he is holding in his right hand.
Having seen off all her family the mum is off to do something really practical with that serious looking spanner.
1944: The Polish Airforce
The RAF (and the UK) owed a great debt of gratitude to the Polish airmen who contributed massively to its battles against the Luftwaffe.
During the Battle of Britain the Polish contribution was particularly valuable.
1944: She wants a holiday
Unusually this is a cartoon totally unconnected with the war.
1944: Taking shelter
This cartoon accurately reflects the need for haste in taking shelter in an air raid.
1944: The enemy doesn’t stand a chance
This is a curious cartoon. There was nothing secret about the intention to invade. Eisenhower had declared that it would take place on D Day.
What does the artist intend us to think? The ‘very shortly’ if true, does not look wise. Furthermore the future conqueror doesn’t look very warlike. The casualties would obviously be severe, though they turned out to be not as heavy as had been feared.
1944: House name for the times
This name was chosen to distinguish this building from ‘mon repos’ which was the popular name for houses before the war. In 1944 the debris would have been caused by the flying bomb also known as the V1 weapon and also the doodle bug.
1944: Emmett and the Americans
Emmett is famous for his strange machines and fuddy-duddy people. Here he involves the American Army which was very strongly present in Britain in anticipation of the expected invasion of Europe. Even the gnomes look impressed. He has managed to combine the might of the Americans with his usual degree of whimsy. Providing 287 dainty afternoon teas does look be well beyond the capability of these two ladies.
1944: War production distorts the labour market
The cleaning lady is in privileged position. So many women found fairly well paid work in the munitions factories. The old-fashioned partners are at the mercy of the only cleaner available. This is certainly a gross exaggeration but the cartoon reflects how the peace time labour market has been significantly distorted.
1944: Anticipation of victory
I think that this cartoon reflects the growing realisation that final victory is not that far off. It wasn’t as soon as people felt in the autumn of 1944 but this feeling of elation was very present at the time.
1943: The officer class delusion
The young newly trained subaltern is convinced of his natural superiority. The cartoonist has shown an audience of men who are at least twice the age of this pipsqueak. We may be sure that their troubles would be well beyond the young man’s ability to solve.
1943: Oxford has two identities
The University was not Oxford’s only claim to fame. There was also the motor manufacturing company in Cowley which was very near to Oxford. Needless to say Detroit did not rate highly in the university league table. The American soldiers were very conscious of the difference. The two academics are surprised by the comparison.
1944: A technology now well out of date
It is not just the typewriter (and it ribbon) that is now out of date. Typists have also gone the way of stage coaches and footmen.
1944: Food again
Food did loom rather large in people’s minds at the time. However rationing had the effect that in the population as a whole people were better fed than before the war. The wealthy ate less but the poor ate more.
1944: American abundance
American soldiers were now present in ever increasing numbers. They were better paid, better equipped and better supplied than their British counterparts. Although I never witnessed it children did really say ‘got and gum chum’ to American soldiers and usually got what they asked for. The teacher here does not approve.
1945: Second time round
Only 21 years separated world War One from World War Two. The Tommies in this cartoon are old enough to have served in the previous conflict. Having invaded France in 1944 they are now revisiting their previous environment. This is a somewhat unlikely scenario but the cartoon does a valid point.