The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 moment the order came to go forward, there were smiling faces everywhere.'" The message of the poster is that war is an enjoyable challenge - this may mean this poster is an early piece from the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, as it would not have been a believable message as the war continued, and the wounded returned home. Reinforcing this speculation is the conventional layout of the poster, which is simple and somewhat quaint in comparison to later recruitment posters, which played with text and layout and used bright colours and bold contrast to appeal to the eye.
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
British recruiting poster in the style of British silhouette artist Harry Oakley, who produced poster designs for the war effort. This image is based on a poster called 'Boys come over here, you're w
British recruiting poster produced early in the war; the layout and font are similar to other posters printed in 1915 by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. It is a text based poster, with no ima
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
This British First World War poster, published by the Publicity Department is designed to encourage men to join the army and assist other British soldiers. The image on the poster is centrally positio
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. It features a full length portrait of a British infantryman standing on a hill, holding his rifle. A Belgiu