The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South African recruitment poster in English and Afrikaans. During the Second World War, South Africa was plagued by a shortage of eligible men for military service. Its race-based policies limited recruitment to men of European decent. Additionally, South Africa's involvement in the war against Germany was unpopular not only within parliament, but with the population. With such opposition, conscription was never employed by the government. Recruitment posters such as this were a vital means of encouraging volunteers to enlist for military service. This poster depicts a school boy at the cross-roads between indifference, procrastination and enlisting in the Youth Training Brigade. An army officer stops him, directing him toward the training camp in the valley below. The reference to Transvaal is an area of northern South Africa. As a province it no longer exists, but is still used as a geographical term.
This British poster was created for the 1945 British General Election. The poster reminds soldiers that they are not merely soldiers, but also citizens and as such have a right to vote. The poster dep
This Australian Army recruitment poster relates directly to the re-establishment of the defence forces into the Pentropic Division of organisation. The Pentropic Division was formally announced and i
This South Australian First World War recruitment poster appeals to patriotic sentiments by using the nationally recognised call of 'Coo-ee'. A soldier calls to his fellow countrymen, a pith helmet an
This South Australian First World War recruitment poster appeals to patriotic sentiments by using the nationally recognised call of 'Coo-ee'. A soldier calls to his fellow countrymen, a Pickelhaube he
This Australian Army recruitment poster relates directly to the re-establishment of the defence forces into the Pentropic Division of organisation. The Pentropic Division was formally announced and i
Australian Imperial Forces First World War recruitment poster. This is a text based poster, with no images. Printed in black text only this poster urges men in the Western districts of Queensland to e