The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a British soldier with a bandaged head standing over the body of his comrade, who has been fatally shot. Blood pools from the dying man's head into the snow. Although the surviving soldier is alert, and holding his gun warily, he is staring into the distance as though he is thinking of the men back home. His gaze is directed towards the upper right corner, in which a photograph is displayed of a crowd attending a sports event. This is a grim image, and was unusual in its emphasis upon the realities of warfare. While this poster was later reprinted by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, it represents a strong break with the usual messages conveyed by the British government about the war. Other British recruiting posters, which were mostly produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, did not depict war in such a straightforward manner, instead focusing upon notions of duty, or presenting hyperbolic representations of the German enemy.
This poster was a template for a later Australian poster, titled 'An appeal from the Dardanelles: will they never come?'
Recruiting poster produced by the State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in Victoria. This poster was described by 'The Argus' on the 5th July 1915 as 'the first recruiting poster produced in Austra
Recruiting poster produced by the State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in Victoria. This poster was described by 'The Argus' on the 5th July 1915 as 'the first recruiting poster produced in Austra
An Australian First World War recruitment poster . This design is a good example of a simple message combined with an straightforward image, which recruiting authorities believed characterised the mos
Depicts a cheerful British infantry soldier with his rifle slung across his soldier, and a pipe in his mouth. His comfortable and relaxed attitude reflects the accompanying text, which reads, '"The m
Recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is an unusually decorative poster, as most posters produced by the Committee were text-based, and of limited colour. Depict
British recruiting poster produced early in the war by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is a text-based poster, with the title dominating the majority of the space. 'ENLIST NOW' runs acro
Depicts a cheerful British infantry soldier with his rifle slung across his soldier, and a pipe in his mouth. His comfortable and relaxed attitude reflects the accompanying text, which reads, '"The m