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. This poster was produced by the Great Britain Parliament Recruiting Committee during the First World War, poster no.22. W H Caffyn was an artist and illustrator.
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
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 by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts a smiling British soldier set against a yellow background, framed at the top and bottom by text. The title, prin
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts a smiling British soldier set against a yellow background, framed at the top and bottom by text. The title, prin
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