The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Poster advertising a film produced by the Australian War Memorial about Australian troops in the Great War. Proceeds of the film were to go to returned soldiers and the erection of the Roll of Honour at the Memorial. The film was completed before the outbreak of the Second World War; however, it was screened widely throughout Australia as a morale booster. At the bottom right corner of the poster is a circular inset portrait of Lieutenant George Dean Mitchell, MC, DCM, 10, 44 and 48 Btns AIF who provides the commentary. Lt Mitchell enlisted in September 1914, and returned to Australia in 1919. The poster uses the silhouetted background, font and layout that was characteristic of First World War posters. Title is placed against a black and yellow background, inset of Mitchell is in black and white. The footage used by Mitchell was from the collection of the Australian War Memorial.
Poster advertising a film produced by the Australian War Memorial about Australian troops in the Great War. Proceeds of the film were to go to returned soldiers and the erection of the Roll of Honour
A record of the part played by Australia in the 1914-1918 war compiled from official and authentic war films taken by Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins, MC and Bar, Captain Frank Hurley and others. Edited a
Poster advertising a film produced by the Australian War Memorial about Australian troops in the Great War. Proceeds of the film were to go to returned soldiers and the erection of the Roll of Honour
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
First World War enlistment poster, produced both in Britain and Australia. The poster plays on notions of guilt and loyalty between mates. The poster is text, based, with no illustrations; however, t
First World War enlistment poster, produced both in Britain and Australia. The poster plays on notions of guilt and loyalty between matesFirst World War enlistment poster, produced both in Britain and
This Second World War poster was created to promote Frank Capra's film 'The Battle of China', one of seven films commissioned by the United States government during the Second World War to explain the
British First World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee (poster No. 120) to encourage donation to the war effort. The image fills the upper half and is a depiction of five British arti