Men of Britain. Will you stand this?...enlist now Accession Number: ARTV04957

Description

This British First World War poster was published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 51) and aims to encourage British men to enlist. The image is an adapted photograph of No 2 Wykham Street, Scraborough taken by F. Foxton. A young girl carrying an infant is standing outside the rubble of the house. The text provides information on the family killed in this house and how many women and children had been killed by the German air raids aiming to provoke an emotive response that encouraged men to join the war effort.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV04957
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Johnson Riddle & Co
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 102 x 76 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1937
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Tags

More like this

Men of britain. will you stand this?.......:enlist now

Art ARTV01194 First World War, 1914-1918

This British First World War poster was published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 51) and aims to encourage British men to enlist. The image is an adapted photograph of No 2 Wykh

Your king and country need you: enlist now

Art ARTV08137 First World War, 1914-1918

Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 5), this First World War British poster aims at encouraging men to enlist in the army. The primary text is printed in blue and is set ag

Your King and country need you: enlist now

Art ARTV08138 First World War, 1914-1918

Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 5), this First World War British poster aims at encouraging men to enlist in the army. The primary text is printed in blue and is set ag

Your king and country need you : enlist now

Art ARTV04877 First World War, 1914-1918

Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 5), this First World War British poster aims at encouraging men to enlist in the army. The text is printed in blue and is set against a

100,000 Men Are Needed At Once

Art ARTV05291 First World War, 1914-1918

This early British recruiting proclamation-style poster was published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, and aims to encourage men to enlist for war. The poster contains no images, and is very simple

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 28 August 2025 - 11.29 pm