| Item Number | Title | Description (artist, printer, publisher, condition) | Size (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG REC 01 | Royal Navy Stokers Required No Previous Experience Necessary ... Free Kit and Bedding on Entry/Free Board and Lodging/Good Pay; Good Prospects for Men Desirous of Getting On/Extra Pay for Good Conduct Badges and for Special Duties/For further particulars see special Handbook, "How to Join the Royal Navy" | Image is a composite of ten images: the emblem of the Royal Navy heads the design, with the text positioned centrally; nine small images surround the text: (1) a sailor standing on a dock in a Mediterranean port, looking out to boats on the sea; (2) two sailors walking along a quayside, ships in the background; (3) a chief stoker, a warrant mechanician and a mechanician standing on the deck of a ship; (4) two sailors riding on a rickshaw in China; (5) a battleship at sea; (6) a football [soccer] match; (7) stokers in a boiler room; (8) sailors mending clothes on the deck of a ship; (9) a petty officer enlisting a new recruit J. McNeill Royal Navy | 55 x 42.5 |
| ENG REC 02 | Britishers/Enlist Today | Image of the British flag In very, very bad shape; one piece also torn off | 103 x 67 |
| ENG REC 03 | Motor Drivers/Required for the/Army Service Corps/(Mechanical Transport) .../Apply Personally (or write) with reference to:/Central Recruiting Depot, Whitehall/God Save the King | Image is a profile view of a soldier driving a truck Andrew Reid & Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Army Service Corps, Publicity Department, Central Recruiting Depot | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 04 | British Blood/Calls British Blood/Sons of/Britain and Canada/Resident in the United States/Join Your/Army Here/Enlist Now!/British Recruiting Mission/126 South Third St/Minneapolis | Image of a soldier pointing a pistol in the air as soldiers with bayonetted rifles move forward in battle; included is a British flag Crown Press, Chicago, Ill. British Recruiting Mission | 104 x 69 |
| ENG REC 05 | Men!/Red-blooded Men/Wanted/Seamen/Carpenters/... Gas Engine Fitters/Stokers/Woodmen .../Locomotive Engineers/For Service in Canada, England & France/British Recruiting Mission ... Duluth, Minn./Come and Do Your Bit! | (text only except for image of the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom) Christie Lithograph and Printing Co., Duluth, Minn. British Recruiting Mission | 69.5 x 43 |
| ENG REC 06 | British Subjects/It Is Your Duty/to/Enlist in the/British or Canadian Army/ ... Free transportation to the United States will be furnished on discharge to those desiring it .../Pay and Separation Allowances at British or Canadian Rates commence from date of enlistment/For particulars apply to/Nearest United States Army Recruiting Station or Nearest British Consulate/or/Headquarters British Recruiting Mission/280 Broadway (corner of City Hall Square) New York | (text only; no images) British Recruiting Mission (NY-USA) | 59.5 x 52 |
| ENG REC 07 | British Subjects/It Is Your Duty/to/Enlist in the/British or Canadian Army/ ... Free transportation to the United States will be furnished on discharge to those desiring it .../Pay and Separation Allowances at British or Canadian Rates commence from date of enlistment/For particulars apply to/Nearest United States Army Recruiting Station or Nearest British Consulate/or/Headquarters British Recruiting Mission/280 Broadway (corner of City Hall Square) New York | (text only; no images) Same text but slightly different layout than ENG REC 06 British Recruiting Mission (NY-USA) | 51 x 35.5 |
| ENG REC 08 | Lads, you're wanted:/Go And Help | "Poster No. 78" Image of two soldiers, in silhouette, in a crouched position, moving up a gently sloping hill David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 14.5 x 75 |
| ENG REC 09 | Daddy, What Did You Do in the Great War? | "Poster No. 79" Image of a man and a little girl and a little boy; the man, in a suit, is sitting in an armchair; the girl is sitting on his lap looking at a book and pointing to a war-related image; the boy is on the floor playing with toy soldiers, including a cannon on a caisson Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 10 | Boys!/Come Along/You're Wanted | "Poster No. 80" Image is a profile, in silhouette, of a soldier with a backpack; in his left hand he holds a bayonetted rifle and, with his right hand, appears to be holding a pair of binoculars up to his eyes; includes two small images, one of St. Paul's Cathedral labeled "London" and one of the Eiffel Tower labeled "Paris" David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 50 x 74 |
| ENG REC 11 | Be Ready!/Join Now | "Poster No. 81" Head-to-toe image of a soldier, in silhouette, holding a rifle as he looks to his left David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 99 x 62 |
| ENG REC 12 ++ | Boys Come Over Here | Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 126.5 |
| ENG REC 13 | Surely You Will/Fight for Your/[King]/and [Country]/Come Along, Boys, Before It Is Too Late | "Poster No. 83 [?]" Image consists of a photoprint of King George V and of a map of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland Jas. Truscott & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 14 | At The Front!/Every fit Briton/should join our brave men/at the Front./Enlist Now | "Poster No. 84" Image of two soldiers on horseback guiding a team of horses pulling a wagon; the team has been frightened by the explosions of a battle Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 75 x 51 |
| ENG REC 15 ++ | We're Both Needed to Serve the Guns! | Chorley & Pickersgill, Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 202 x 302 |
| ENG REC 16 ++ | We're Both Needed to Serve the Guns! | (smaller version of ENG REC 15++) Chorley & Pickersgill, Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 98.5 x 124.5 |
| ENG REC 17 | Each Recruit Brings Peace Nearer | "Poster No. 86" Image of a searchlight beam in the night sky above London; the text is imprinted on the beam; on either side of the image are the flags of six nations (British, Serbian and French on the left side; Japanese, Russian and Belgian on the right) Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 13 x 75 |
| ENG REC 18 | Your Country's Call/Isn't this worth fighting for?/Enlist Now | "Poster No. 87" Image of a soldier gesturing toward an idyllic country landscape with houses in the foreground and cows grazing on a hill in the background Jowett & Sowry, Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London | 74.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 19 | An Appeal to You | Full-length image of a soldier facing the viewer; he is holding a bayonetted rifle, the butt of which is resting on the ground; with his left hand he is beckoning to the viewer; in the background are soldiers, in silhouette, marching Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 96 x 62 |
| ENG REC 20 ++ | New Scale of Separation Allowances | David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Engalnd Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 152 x 102 |
| ENG REC 21 | Remember The Lusitania | (dated: May 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee [not in folder] | 202 x 152 |
| ENG REC 22 ++ | Remember The Lusitania | (dated: May 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 150 x 100 |
| ENG REC 23 | Remember/The 'Lusitania'/The Jury's Verdict Says:/"We find that the said deceased .../"That this appalling crime was contrary to/international law .../It Is Your Duty/to Take Up the Sword of Justice/to Avenge This Devil's Work/Enlist To-day | (text only; no images) A.White & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 24 ++ | Come and Do Your Bit | (dated: May 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 101 x 127 |
| ENG REC 25 | Come and Do/Your Bit/Join Now | (dated: May 1915) "Card No. 107" Image is a three-quarters portrait of a British soldier facing the viewer; in his right hand he holds a bayonetted rifle as he gestures to the viewer David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardstock | 25 x 37 |
| ENG REC 26 | Thousands/Have Answered/the Nation's Call,/But You May Be/The One/to Turn the Scale/at a Critical Moment/Do You Realize This? | (text only; no images) Seargeant Bros. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 27 ++ | Remember The Lusitania! | Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 101 x 126.5 |
| ENG REC 28 | Enlist To-day/He's/Happy &/Satisfied/Are You? | Image is a head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling soldier O.R. Turner & Dunnett, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 77 x 52 |
| ENG REC 29 | Cold Blooded Murder!/Remember/Germany's Crowning Infamy/The Sinking of the Lusitania/with Hundreds of Women & Children/Germans have wantonly sacked Cities and/Holy Places .../Germans have assassinated our Wounded/These crimes against God and man/are committed to try and make you/afraid of these German barbarians/The place to give your answer is/the nearest recruiting office/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 97" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 101 x 63 |
| ENG REC 30 | Let there not be a man/or a woman among us/who, when the war is/over, will not then be/able to say:/"I was not idle./"I took such part as I/could in the greatest task/which, in all the storied/annals of our country, has/ever fallen to the lot of/Great Britain to achieve."/The Prime Minister/May 4th, 1915 | (black and white) (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 31 | "No Price Can/Be Too High/When Honour/and Freedom/Are at Stake"/The Prime Minister | (black and white) "Poster No. 99" (text only; no images) James Upton, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 32 | German Cruelty to/British Prisoners/Lord Kitchener says:/The Germans have stripped/and insulted British Prisoners .../The Prime Minister says:/We shall not forget this horrible/record of calculated cruelty .../Justice cannot be done without your help/Take up the sword of justice/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 100" (text only; no images) Hudson & Son, Birmingham, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 33 | 1805 "England Expects" 1915/Are You Doing Your Duty To-day? | "Poster No. 101" Full-length image of Lord Nelson in the foreground; 1915-era ships in the background Seargeant Bros., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 50.5 x 74 |
| ENG REC 34 | 1805 "England Expects" 1915/Are You Doing Your Duty To-day? | (smaller version of ENG REC 33) "Card No. 109" Full-length image of Lord Nelson in the foreground; 1915-era ships in the background Seargeant Bros., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardstock | 24 x 36.5 |
| ENG REC 35 | Your Country/Wants/You/and/300,000/More Men/Like You/Don't Wait/But Join Now | "Poster No. 102" C.W. Faulkner & Co., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 100 x 61.5 |
| ENG REC 36 | Your Country/Wants/You/and/300,000/More Men/Like You/Don't Wait/But Join Now | "Poster No. 108" (smaller version of ENG REC 35) C.W. Faulkner & Co., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardstock | 40 x 27 |
| ENG REC 37 | There Are/Three/Types of Men/Those who hear/the call and obey/Those who delay/And - The Others/To Which Do/You Belong? | "Poster No. 103" (text only; no images) Abbey Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49 |
| ENG REC 38 | Step into Your Place | "Poster No. 104" Image is a column of soldiers marching into the distance, while being joined, in the foreground, by men in a variety of civilian and work attire David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 51 x 76 |
| ENG REC 39 | Take Up the/Sword of Justice | (dated: July 1915) "Poster N. 105" Image is a female allegorical figure of Justice rising from the sea; in the background, the doomed passenger liner Lusitania sinks amidst its drowning passengers B.P. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 101 x 63 |
| ENG REC 39a | Duplicate of ENG REC 39 | several tears and pieces missing | |
| ENG REC 40 ++ | Take Up the Sword of Justice | (dated: June 1915) (larger version of ENG REC 61) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 146 x 101 |
| ENG REC 41 ++ | It's Our Flag | Guy Lipscombe Henry Jenkinson, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 147 x 98 |
| ENG REC 42 | It's Our Flag/Fight for it/Work for it | (smaller version of ENG REC 41) Image of the British flag, the bottom part of which is resting on a table Guy Lipscombe Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 69 x 48 |
| ENG REC 43 | It's Our Flag/Fight for it/Work for it | "Card No. 112" Image of the British flag with part of it resting on a table (smaller version of ENG REC 42) Henry Jenkinson, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 Heavy cardstock | 40 x 26 |
| ENG REC 44 | Britain Needs/You at Once | "Poster No. 108" Image of St. George, on horseback, slaying the dragon Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 52 |
| ENG REC 45 ++ | Go! It's Your Duty Lad | (dated: Aug. 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 126 |
| ENG REC 46 | It is going to be a long/drawn-out struggle./We shall not sheathe/the sword until Belgium/recovers all .../Until France is adequately/secured .../Until the rights of the smaller nations .../Until the military dom-/ination of Prussia is finally/destroyed. | The Prime Minister/at the Guildhall/November 9th, 1914 (black and white) "Poster No. 110" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 51 |
| ENG REC 47 | Take Up the/Sword of Justice | (dated: June 1915) "Poster No. 111" (smaller version of ENG REC 39) B.P. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 48 | Take Up the/Sword of Justice | (dated: June 1915) Rubber stamped: "No. 23 Re-enforcement Draft. Canadian Railway Troops, Toronto" (smaller, black-and-white version of ENG REC 39) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee heavy cardboard | 49 x 30 |
| ENG REC 49 | Take Up the/Sword of Justice | Image is a female allegorical figure of Justice rising from the sea; in the background, the doomed passenger liner Lusitania sinks amidst its drowning passengers (smaller version of ENG REC 39) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardstock | 36 x 24 |
| ENG REC 50 | Are You in This? | "Poster No. 112" Image of, front to back, a laborer swinging a sledge hammer in a work setting, a woman at a wooden table on which are standing cartridges, a nurse holding a white cloth, a Boy Scout handing a box to an infantryman in whose other hand is a bayonetted rifle, a sailor manning an artillery piece mounted on a caisson, and a British flag; walking by this group of people is a civilian male, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth and hands in his pockets; he is wearing a suit and vest, a bow tie and a fedora R.B.P. - Designed by Lt. Gen. Sir R.S.S. Baden Powell Johnson Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 51 | Lord Kitchener/Says:/'Men materials & money/are the immediate/necessities .../Does the call of duty/find no response in you/until reinforced -/let us say/superseded - /by the call of/compulsion?'/Lord Kitchener, Speaking at Guildhall, July 9th, 1915 | "Poster No. 113" Image is a photoprint of the face of Lord Kitchener Photo by Bassano, Ltd. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 50 x 75.5 |
| ENG REC 52 | Soldiers' Separation/Allowances/Increased Rates from March 1, 1915/... Wives and Children of Married Men .../Motherless Children .../Other Dependants of Unmarried Soldiers/and Widowers .../As it is impossible to explain all the classes of cases on a poster, intending recruits can obtain fuller/information from the two pamphlets for married and unmarried men, revised to 1st March, 1915, which they/can get at any Post Office. | "Poster No. 114" (text only except for small royal coat-of-arms) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 81 x 54 |
| ENG REC 53 | More Men/Are Wanted for/His Majesty's Army/Who May Enlist .../Terms of Enlistment .../Pay .../Separation Allowances .../Pensions for the Disabled .../Provision for Widows and Children .../How to Enlist .../Men Are Wanted - Enlist Now. | (dated: Jan. 1915) "Poster No. 115" (text only; no images) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 81 x 53.5 |
| ENG REC 54 | The Key to the/Situation/Munitions/Men/and/Money Are/You/Helping/to/Turn It? | "Poster No. 116" Image of a key; on the prongs are the words "Munitions," "Men and," "Money" Seargeant Bros., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 46 |
| ENG REC 55 ++ | Lord Kitchener Says: | (larger version of ENG REC 51) (dated: Sept. 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 125 |
| ENG REC 56 | Join the Brave Throng That Goes Marching Along | "Poster No. 18" Image is head-and-shoulders images of smiling soldiers (officers?) in dress uniform Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 18 x 74 |
| ENG REC 57 | Make Us as Proud of You/as We Are of Him | (dated: Sept. 1915) "Poster No. 119" Image is a cameo with a blue ribbon fastening and featuring a portrait of a smiling British soldier facing the viewer David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 58 | Single Men/Hundreds of Thousands of/married men have left/their homes to fight for/King & Country/Show Your/Appreciation/by Following Their/Noble Example | (dated: Aug. 1915) "Poster No. 120" Poster has been defaced by a child's drawing in the open space in battle-scene image Two images: (1) a mother and three children having a meal at a table, where there is an empty chair; (2) men, in a trench, firing rifles. Abbey Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 59 | Everyone/Should Do His Bit/Enlist Now | (dated: 1915) "Poster No. 121" Image of a Boy Scout, resting his foot on a drum, in front of a wall covered in recruiting posters Baron Low Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 60 | There's Room/for You/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 122" Same image as AUSL REC 12; slightly different text Image of soldiers leaning out of a train's windows, waving to an old man who has lifted his hat from his balding head to them. Wm. Strain & Sons, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 61 | Take Up the Sword of/Justice/Join Now | (dated: Aug. 1915) "Poster No. 123" Image of a fist holding a scabbarded sword David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 16 x 74.5 |
| ENG REC 62 ++ | Join the Brave Throng | (smaller version of ENG REC 56) Gerald Wood Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee [?] | 49.5 x 236 |
| ENG REC 63 | Who's Absent?/Is It You? | "Poster No. 125" Image of John Bull pointing and addressing the viewer, with burning buildings and a line of soldiers, with gaps, in the background Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 64 | Is Your Home Here?/Defend It! | Image is a map of Great Britain labeled with districts of army regiments; also indicates headquarters of regimental depots | 97 x 61.5 |
| ENG REC 65 | "Be honest with/yourself. Be certain/that your so-called/reason is not a/selfish excuse"/Lord Kitchener/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 127" Image, in silhouette, of soldiers manning an artillery piece mounted on a caisson; overhead flies a plane V. Soutril Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50 |
| ENG REC 66 | Which?/Have You a/Reason/or Only an/Excuse/for Not Enlisting/Now! | "Poster No. 128" (text only; no images but the words "Which?" and "Now" have pieces of the British flag in each letter) Abbey Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 67 | [No text; full-length photograph of Lord Kitchener holding a swagger stick under his left arm] | (black and white) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 100 x 62 |
| ENG REC 68 ++ | Come Now | (dated: Sept. 1915) P.J.W. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 127 |
| ENG REC 69 ++ | Come Lad | (dated: Sept. 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 126 |
| ENG REC 70 ++ | Forward! | L. K-W David Allen & Sons, Ltd.. Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 150 x 97.5 |
| ENG REC 71 | Forward!/Forward to Victory/Enlist Now | (smaller version of ENG REC 70) Image of a soldier, with sword drawn, galloping on a horse toward the viewer L. K-W. | 70.5 x 48 |
| ENG REC 72 | Single Men First/How the Group System Works/You Can Enlist Now/and become at once a Soldier in training/or/You Can Enlist Under the Group System/ ... / Men who have married since their registration, and widowers without children, will be regarded as single men | (black and white) "Poster No. 134" (text only; no images) Hazell, Watson, & Viney Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 73 | The Prime Minister's/Advice to the Young Unmarried Men/and/Pledge to Married Men/ .../House of Commons, November 2nd, 1915/Married Men!/Enlist now. You have the Prime Minister's pledge .../Single Men!/Surely you will recognise the force of the Prime Minister's statement | (black and white) "Poster No. 135" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 51 |
| ENG REC 74 | Join Under/the Group System/(1) It Is Simple and Fair .../(2) It Relieves You of Responsibility .../Your Duty to the Country/Is to Enrol/and Let the/Local Tribunal Decide Your Case .../To come under Lord Derby's Scheme/Enlist Before 11th December | (black and white) "Poster No. 136" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee several tears; small pieces missing | 76 x 50 |
| ENG REC 75 | Under/Lord Derby's Scheme/a Mere/Promise to Enlist/Is of No Value/If a man wishes to be/placed in a Group he/must be attested/by/December 11th | (text only except for an image of the British coat of arms Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 | 42 x 27 |
| ENG REC 76 | Group System/Enlistment in Groups/will Re-open on Monday,/January 10th, 1916,/and proceed/until further notice .../ This month's notice to men whose groups/have been called up will commence from/the date of their attestation | "Poster No. 138" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 77 | Cynllun Arglwydd Derby/Cyfundrefn Yr Adrannau .../ ... Ionawr y 10fed, 1916 , ... /Bydd Y Mis Rhybudd I'r Rhai | (In Welsh) (dated: 1916) (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 78 | Britons/and/Canadians/Fight Under Your Own Flag/in the Allied Armies/Alongside the Stars and Stripes/Enlist Today! | Image of heads of soldiers moving forward in battle; one is carrying the British flag; behind the soldiers and the flag is a rising/setting sun Crown Press, Chicago, Ill. | 106 x 70 |
| ENG REC 79 | Britishers/Enlist To-day/280 Broadway | Same image as on ENG REC 42: Image of the British flag, the bottom part of which is resting on a table Guy Lipscombe Hegeman Print, New York | 102 x 67.5 |
| ENG REC 80 | Britishers/Enlist To-day/280 Broadway | (smaller version of ENG REC 79) Hegeman Print, New York | 70.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 81 | Britons/and/Canadians/in the U.S./Show Your/Loyalty to/the Land You/are Living in/Enlist Now/in/British or/Canadian Army/and/Carry Your Flag alongside the Stars and Stripes | Image of Uncle Sam shaking hands with a British soldier holding a British flag Crown Press, Chicago, Ill. | 106 x 70 |
| ENG REC 82 | Britishers/You're/Needed/Come/Across/Now | Image of a British soldier, "standing" in Great Britain and France, reaching across the Atlantic Ocean and shaking hands with a man in a civilian suit and hat "standing" in the United States Allen Frank & Co., New York British and Canadian Recruiting Mission | 103 x 70 |
| ENG REC 83 | Hoot Mon, The Kilties Are Here! British Recruiting Week July 16-21 | Image of a man in kilt, etc., playing bagpipes flanked by a man in 18th-century garb and Uncle Sam, both of whom are waving their hats joyfully in the air | 102 x 54 |
| ENG REC 84 | Britishers/Enlist To-day/44 Bromfield Street | Same image as on ENG REC 79: Image of the British flag, the bottom part of which is resting on a table Guy Lipscombe Hegeman Print, New York cardboard; several tears | 55.5 x 35.5 |
| ENG REC 85 | Protect/Your/Flag/Navy Needs You/Apply Recruiting Station or Navy League | Five images: the British, U.S., and French flags; upper-torso images of a British and a French sailor Box 7 | 18 x 29 |
| ENG REC 86 | "England/Expects/Every Man/to Do His/Duty"/and/Join the Army/To-day | "Poster No. 1" (text only except for the British coat of arms) H.T. & Co. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 87 | "England/Expects/Every Man/to Do His/Duty"/and/Join the Army/To-day | (dated: Dec. 1916) (text only except for the British coat of arms) (smaller version of ENG REC 86) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 cardboard | 39.5 x 23 |
| ENG REC 88 | Rally Round/the Flag/Every/Fit Man/Wanted | "Poster No. 2" Image of a British flag Hanbury Tomsett & Co.,, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 89 | Your King/and/Country/Need You/Join the Army/Until the/War Is Over | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 3" Text only except for an image of the King's coat of arms L.S. & Co. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 90 | "We are fighting for a/worthy purpose, and/we shall not lay down/our arms until that purpose/has been fully achieved."/The King/Men of the/Empire/To Arms!/God Save the King! | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 4" Text only except for an image of the King's coat of arms L.S. & Co. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 91 | Your King/and/Country/Need You/Enlist Now | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 5" Image of the British flag, in the center of which is a box with the text H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 79.5 x 53 |
| ENG REC 92 | Your King/and/Country/Need You/Enlist Now | "Card No. 105" Image of the British flag, in the center of which is a box with the text Smaller version of ENG REC 91 H. & C.G. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 cardboard | 39 x 22 |
| ENG REC 93 | Offer/Your Services/Now/Our Brave Soldiers/at the Front/Need Your Help | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 6" Text only except for an image of the King's coat of arms L.S. & Co. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 94 | The/Kaiser's Insult/On August 19th, 1914, the Kaiser issued the/following Order to his Army:/"It is my Royal and Imperial Com-/mand that you ... exterminate first the treacherous/English and walk over General/French's contemptible little Army."/ Fling the Kaiser's insult back in his teeth/by making the "little" Army Bigger -/you can't make it Braver./Enlist Now | (dated: Oct. 1914) "Poster No. 6" (text only; no images) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 80 x 53.5 |
| ENG REC 95 | The/Scrap of Paper/Prussia's Perfidy - Britain's Bond/The Treaty of 1839 (which the German Chancellor tore/up, remarking that it was only "a scrap of paper") said:/"Belgium ... neutral state ..."/Germany has trampled on the/Treaty she signed/Can Britons Stand by While Germany/Crushes an Innocent People?/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 7" Image of signatures and seals of the six nations that signed the treaty Hanbury, Tomsett & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50 |
| ENG REC 96 | A Call to Arms/Your Country Needs You To-day | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 8" Text only except for the King's coat of arms H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 26 x 77 |
| ENG REC 97 | In Her Hour of Need/Your Country Calls for You | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 9" Text only except for the King's coat of arms D.A. & S. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 26 x 76 |
| ENG REC 98 | Fight for King & Empire/Our Brave Soldiers Need Your Help | "Poster No. 10" Text only except for the King's coat of arms Hanbury, Tomsett & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 25.5 x 76 |
| ENG REC 99 | Follow Me!/Your Country/Needs You | (dated: Nov. 1914) Image is the upper torso of a soldier with a rifle slung over his shoulder E/K Hill, Siffken & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 48 |
| ENG REC 100 | "Fall In"/Answer Now/in Your Country's/Hour of Need | (dated: Nov. 1914) "Poster No. 12" Image of a soldier blowing a bugle E/K Hill, Siffken & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 72.5 x 48 |
| ENG REC 101 | "Fall In" | (dated: Nov. 1914) E. Keeler (?) Hill, Siffken & Co. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 149 x 98 |
| ENG REC 102 | The "Scrap of Paper"/These are the signatures and seals of the representatives/of the Six Powers to the "Scrap of Paper" - the Treaty/signed in 1839 guaranteeing the independence and/neutrality of Belgium./"Palmerston" signed for Britain. "B?low" for Prussia/The Germans have broken their pledged word/and devastated Belgium. Help to keep your/Country's honour bright by restoring Belgium/her liberty./Enlist To-day | (dated: June 1915) "Poster No. 15" Image of signatures and seals of the six nations that signed the treaty Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 47.5 |
| ENG REC 103 | Y "darn papur" ... Ymrestrwch Heddyw / [The "Scrap of Paper"] | (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 15" Welsh version of ENG REC 102 Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 72 x 47.5 |
| ENG REC 104 | Remember Belgium/Enlist To-day | (dated: March 1915) "Poster No. 16" Image of a soldier standing defiant with his hands clasping a rifle, the butt of which rests on the ground; behind him a woman and child are fleeing a burning village Henry Jenkinson Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 100 x 74 |
| ENG REC 105 | Your King & Country/Need You/to Maintain the Honour and Glory/of the/British Empire | Image of a soldier, in a kilt, standing near a wall of a building in a village; the image is captioned: "A Wee 'Scrap o' Paper' Is Britain's Bond." Lawson Wood Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 106 | Your King & Country/Need You/to Maintain the Honour and Glory/of the/British Empire | "Poster No. 18" Image of a soldier shaking hands with an old veteran, who is dressed in civilian clothes and leaning on a cane; the veteran has a white beard, is stooped, and has ribbons pinned to his jacket; behind them is sketched a train and other soldiers and civilians; the image is captioned: "A Chip of [sic] the Old Block" Lawson Wood Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73 x 49 |
| ENG REC 107 | Remember Belgium/Enlist To-day | (dated: March 1915) "Poster No. 19" (smaller version of ENG REC 104) Henry Jenkinson Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 48.5 x 36 |
| ENG REC 108 | He did his duty./Will You do Yours? | "Poster No. 20" Image is a framed portrait of Lord Roberts of Kandahar, with his sword, baton, plumed hat and Victoria Cross placed in front; a Union Flag is draped over the picture frame, and a laurel wreath is positioned at the top Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 109 | Gwnaeth ef ei ddyledswydd/A wnewch CHWI? / | [He Did His Duty/Will You Do Yours?] "Poster No. 20" Welsh version of ENG REC 108 Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 110 | Another/Call/"More/Men/and Still/More/Until the Enemy/Is Crushed"/Lord Kitchener | (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 21" Image of the upper torso of a soldier; he holds a bugle to his lips E.K. Hill, Siffken & Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 71 x 48 |
| ENG REC 111 | Come Along, Boys!/Enlist To-day | (dated: March 1915) Text under image: "The moment the order came to go forward, there were smiling faces everywhere."/(Extract from letter written in the trenches of the Aisne by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien) "Poster No. 22" Image of a cheerful British soldier shouldering a rifle and smoking a pipe W.H. Caffyn Haylock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49 |
| ENG REC 112 | Dowch Gyda Mi, Fechgyn!/Ymrestrwch Heddyw / [Come Along Boys! Enlist To-day] | (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 22-W" (Welsh version of ENG REC 111) Image of a cheerful British soldier shouldering a rifle and smoking a pipe [W.H. Caffyn] Haylock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 72 x 47 |
| ENG REC 113 | Come Along, Boys!/Enlist To-day | (dated: Nov. 1914) Text under image: "The moment the order came to go forward, there were smiling faces everywhere." (Extract from letter written in the trenches of the Aisne by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien) (smaller version of ENG REC 111) Image of a cheerful British soldier shouldering a rifle and smoking a pipe [W.H. Caffyn] Haycock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardboard | 42 x 26.5 |
| ENG REC 114 | Britons!/Your/Country/Needs/You | (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 23" Image is a silhouette of Great Britain and Ireland Saunders & Cullingham, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 115 | The Veteran's Farewell/"Good Bye my lad./I only wish I were young enough/to go with you."/Enlist Now! | (dated: 1914) "Poster No. 24" Image of a veteran, with a white beard, bidding farewell to a soldier, as other civilians set off, with a British army officer leading them, in the background Frank Dadd Perry & Sons, Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 116 | "A Happy New Year/to Our Gallant Soldiers!"/You can/make it certain/if you/Join Now | Image, in silhouette, of a long line of soldiers marching toward the horizon where a sun, labeled "1915" is rising; the letters for the word "Victory" are at the tips of the rays of the sun Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 47 |
| ENG REC 117 | Lend Your Strong/Right Arm/to Your Country/Enlist Now | Image of a right forearm and fist, and cut to that shape H. & C. Graham Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 22 x 62 |
| ENG REC 118 | Why Are You Stopping Here/When Your Pals Are Out There? | "Poster No. 27" (text only; no images) H. & C. Graham Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 15.5 x 75 |
| ENG REC 119 | Britain's/Strong Arm/and/Yours/Will Carry Us/Through/Enlist Now | (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 28" (text only; no images) Clerkenwell Press Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49 |
| ENG REC 120 | Remember/Scarborough!/The Germans who brag/of their "culture" have/shown what it is made of/by murdering defenceless/women and children at/Scarborough./But this only strengthens/Great Britain's/resolve to crush the/German Barbarians/Enlist Now! | "Poster No. 29" (text only; no images) Harrison & Sons Printers, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 121 | Rhaid wrth/bob dyn/gwerth ei gael/Ymrestrwch/Hyd Ddiwedd Y/Rhyfel / [All Able-bodied Men Wanted (?)/Enroll Until the End of the War (?)] | (In Welch) "Poster No. 30" (text only; no images) Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 49 |
| ENG REC 122 | I'r/Fyddin/Fechgyn/Gwalia!/Cas gwr/nid cas ganddo/elyn ei wlad/Cymru Am Byth! / [To the Army, Men of Gwalia! (?)] | (In Welsh) (dated: Dec. 1914) "Poster No. 32" Image, in silhouette, of Great Britain (?) Haylock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 123 | If You/Cannot/Join the/Army/Try &/Get a/Recruit | (dated: April 1915) "Poster No. 32" (text only; no images) Haycock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 48 |
| ENG REC 124 | More Men/Are Wanted for/His Majesty's Army/Who May Enlist .../Terms of Enlistment .../Pay .../Separation Allowances .../Pensions for the Disabled .../Provision for Widows and Children .../How to Enlist .../Men Are Wanted - Enlist Now | (dated: Dec. 1914) Includes phrase: "(if married before enlistment)" H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 80 x 53 |
| ENG REC 125 | More Men/Are Wanted for/His Majesty's Army/Who May Enlist .../Terms of Enlistment .../Pay .../Separation Allowances .../Pensions for the Disabled .../Provision for Widows and Children .../How to Enlist .../Men Are Wanted - Enlist Now (dated: January 1915) | (revised version of ENG REC 124) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, Englnd | 82 x 55 |
| ENG REC 126 | What in the End Will/Settle This War?/Trained/Men/It Is/Your Duty/to Become One | "Poster No. 34" Two images, both in silhouette: (1) At top of poster is a line of men in civilian clothes; standing in front of them is a soldier and two soldiers on horseback; (2) At bottom of poster is a line of soldiers marching off into the background; behind them are two soldiers on horseback Jas. Truscott & Son Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 127 | There Is Still/a Place in the Line/for/You/Will You/Fill It? | (dated: Feb. 1915) "Poster No. 35" Image of a line of soldiers standing at attention, flanking a sign which reads, "This space is reserved for a fit man." Haycock-Cadle Co., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 77 x 51 |
| ENG REC 128 ++ | Lend Your Strong Right Arm | (in 6 pieces) H. & C. Graham Ltd. Litho., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 49 x 634 |
| ENG REC 129 ++ | Think! | (black and white) H.L. Oakley Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 98 x 124 |
| ENG REC 130 | Think!/Are Your Content for/Him to Fight for You?/Won't You Do Your Bit?/We Shall Win/But You Must Help/Join To-day | (black and white) "Poster No. 38" (smaller version of ENG REC 129) Image, in silhouette, of a soldier striding forward with a bayonetted rifle; he is not wearing a hat or a helmet; more soldiers, wearing hats, in the background Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 51 x 75.5 |
| ENG REC 131 | Germany's Battle Cry is/"Germany Over All"/and her Navy drinks to/"The Day"/when she hopes to/smash Britian's fleet/Britain Is Fighting/Not Only for the/Freedom of Europe/But to Defend/Your Mothers,/Wives & Sisters/from the Horrors of War/We must crush this idea/of "Germany Over All" | (dated: Jan. 1915) "Poster No. 39" (text only; no images) Howard & Jones, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 49 |
| ENG REC 132 ++ | Remember Scarborough! | E. Kemp-Welch David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 148 x 99 |
| ENG REC 133 | Help to end the War/by enlisting in the gallant/British Army, which is fighting/Britain's Battle/for Freedom/in Belgium & France. The Only Way/to bring the War to a speedy/and victorious end and to punish/the Germans for their barbarous/treatment of unoffending/civilian populations is to/Carry the Fight into/the Enemy's Country | "Poster No. 42" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 42 x 35 |
| ENG REC 134 | You're proud of/your pals in the/Army of course!/But what will/your pals think/of You?/Think/It Over! | "Poster No. 43" Image of a large question mark Johnson Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 135 | Help to end the War/by enlisting in the gallant/British Army, which is fighting/Britain's Battle/for Freedom/in Belgium & France. The Only Way/to bring the War to a speedy/and victorious end and to punish/the Germans for their barbarous/treatment of unoffending/civilian populations is to/Carry the Fight into/the Enemy's Country | (dated: Jan. 1915) "Poster No. 44" (larger version of ENG REC 133) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 100 x 63 |
| ENG REC 136 | Halt!/Go Into Training/and/Help/the Boys/at the Front | (dated: Jan. 1915) "Poster No. 45" (text only; no images) Clerkenwell Press Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 137 | Why/More Men/Are Needed/"It is going to be a long/drawn-out struggle./We shall not sheathe the sword until Belgium recovers all .../Until France is adequately secured .../Until the rights of the smaller nations .../Until the military domination of Prussia is finally destroyed."/The Prime Minister/At the Guildhall,/November 9th, 1914 | (text only; no images) | 99 x 63 |
| ENG REC 138 | What in the End Will Settle the War?/Trained Men/It Is Your Duty to Become One. | "Poster No. 47" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 19 x 81 |
| ENG REC 139 | Fight For Freedom with the Strength of Free Men | "Poster No. 48" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 23 x 73 |
| ENG REC 140 | Britain/Is/Fighting/for the/Freedom/of/Europe/and to/Defend/Your/Mothers/Wives/ and/Sisters/from the/Horrors/of/War/Enlist Now | "Poster No. 49" (text only; no images) Straker Brothers Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 25 |
| ENG REC 141 | Men of London!/Remember!/We must have more men/so Join Now/and help to shorten the/Duration of War/God Save the King | "Poster No. 50" Image of the top of St. Paul's Cathedra, London, flanked by the six flags of the allies Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 43 x 35 |
| ENG REC 142 | Men of Britain!/Will You Stand This?/78 Women & Children were killed and 228 Women/& Children were wounded by the German Raiders/Enlist Now | Caption of image: "No. 2 Wykeham Street, Scarborough, after the German bombardment/on Dec[embe]r 16th. It was the home of a working man. Four people were killed in/this house including the wife, aged 58, and two children, the youngest aged 5." "Poster No. 51 Image based on photograph by F. Foxton, Scarborough Image of a little girl holding a baby, outside a bomb-damaged building F. Foxton (photograph) Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 100 x 74 |
| ENG REC 143 | Stand Not/Upon the/Order of/Your Going,/But Go/at Once/Shakespeare. Macbeth 3-4/Enlist Now | "Poster No. 52" (text only; no images) Bemrose & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 72 x 50 |
| ENG REC 144 | If the/Cap Fits/You/Join/the Army/To-day | "Poster No. 53" Image of a British military cap A.White & Co., Finsburg, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 145 | Line Up Boys!/Enlist To-day | (dated: March 1915) E. & S. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 146 | Line Up Boys!/Enlist To-day | (same as ENG REC 145 except it has been trimmed at the bottom, removing publication information found on ENG REC 145) | 67 x 48.5 |
| ENG REC 147 | Line Up Boys! Enlist To-day | (dated: April 1915) (smaller version of ENG REC 145) Image is profile of four smiling soldiers, in kilts, marching E. & S. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England Box 7 heavy cardboard | 41.5 x 26 |
| ENG REC 148 | To the Women/of Britain/Some of your men/folk are holding back/on your account/Wont [sic] you prove your/love for your country/by persuading/them to go? | "Poster No. 55" (text only; no images) Romwell Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73 x 50 |
| ENG REC 149 | What in the end will settle this war?/Trained Men/It is Your Duty to become One | "Poster No. 56" (text only; no images) H. & C. Graham Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 25 x 65 |
| ENG REC 150 ++ | 5 Questions to Men Who Have Not Enlisted | (dated: January 1915) David Allen & Sons Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 113 x 102 |
| ENG REC 151 | The Empire Needs Men!/All answer the call/Helped by the Young Lions/The Old Lion defies his Foes/Enlist Now | (dated: Jan. 1915) "Poster No. 58" (similar in layout and text to ENG REC 152; only difference is the use of the words "Australia/Canada/India/New Zealand") Arthur Wardle Straker Brothers Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, Engalnd | 73.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 152 | The Empire Needs Men!/All answer the call/Helped by the Young Lions/The Old Lion defies his Foes/Enlist Now | "Poster No. 58" [sic] (similar in layout and text to ENG REC 151; only difference is the use of the phrase "The Overseas States") Image of a pride of lions, one male with four females, with the male posed heroically on a rock Straker Brothers Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 153 | Why/More Men/Are Needed/"It is going to be a long/drawn-out struggle./We shall not sheathe the sword until Belgium recovers all .../Until France is adequately secured .../Until the rights of the smaller nations .../Until the military domination of Prussia is finally destroyed."/The Prime Minister/At the Guildhall,/November 9th, 1914 | (smaller version of ENG REC 137) (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 42 x 34 |
| ENG REC 154 | Halt! Who Goes There?/If You Are a Friend/Join the British Ranks/and Help the Brave Lads/at the Front | (dated: April 1915) "Poster No. 60" Image, in silhouette, of a soldier on sentry duty; he is wearing a greatcoat and holds a bayonetted rifle Hill, Siffken & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 99 x 61 |
| ENG REC 155 | What Will/Your Answer Be/When Your Boy/Asks You/"Father, What/Did You Do/to Help When/Britain Fought/for Freedom/in 1915?"/Enlist Now | (black and white) "Poster No. 61" Image, in silhouette, of a Boy Scout talking to his father, who is scratching his head Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 49.5 x 76 |
| ENG REC 156 | 4 Questions to Men/Who Have Not Enlisted/1. If you are physically fit .../2. Do you feel happy as you/walk along the streets .../3. What will you say in years to come .../4. What will you answer .../Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 62" Note: The ages have been changed from "19 and 38" to "18 and 45" (text only except for four fancy question marks) Bemrose & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 49 |
| ENG REC 157 | The Veteran's Farewell/"Good Bye, my lad./I only wish I were young enough/to go with you!"/Enlist Now! | (dated: 1914) "Poster No. 63" Image of a veteran, with a white beard, bidding farewell to a soldier, as other civilians set off, with a British army officer leading them, in the background Frank Dadd Straker Brothers Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 158 | Why Not Join the Army | "Poster No. 64" The words are centered on the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia (naval ensign), Belgium, and Great Britain Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 16 x 78 |
| ENG REC 159 | Answer the Call Right Quickly | "Poster No. 64A" The words are centered on the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia (naval ensign), Belgium, and Great Britain Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 15 x 78 |
| ENG REC 160 | Why Aren't/You/in Khaki?/You'll Be Wanted./Enlist At Once. | "Poster No. 65" (text only; no images) Jas. Truscott & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50 |
| ENG REC 161 | What/in the End/Will/Settle/This War?/Trained/Men/It Is/Your/Duty/to/Become/One/ | Enlist/Now "Poster No. 66" (text only; no images) Straker Brothers Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 25 |
| ENG REC 162 | Men/To Delay Is/Dangerous/When Your Country/Needs You/Enlist Now | "Poster No. 67" Image of the British flag Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73 x 54 |
| ENG REC 163 | Who made these Little Islands/the centre of the greatest and/most powerful Empire the world/has ever seen?/Our Forefathers/Who ruled this Empire with such/wisdom and sympathy that every/part of it - of whatever race or/origin - has rallied to it in its/hour of need?/Our Fathers/Who will stand up to preserve this/great and glorious heritage?/We will/Who will remember us with pride/and exultation and thankfulness/if we do our duty to-day?/Our Children/Justify the faith of your fathers,/and earn the gratitude of your/children/Enlist To-day! | "Poster No. 68" (text only; no images) Sir J.C. & S. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 51 |
| ENG REC 164 | To the Women/of Britain/1. You have read what the Germans have done in Belgium .../2. Do you realise that the safety of your home and children .../3.Do you realise that one word .../4. When the War is over and someone asks .../Won't You Help and/Send a Man to Join/the Army To-day? | "Poster No. 69" (text only except for four fancy question marks) Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 165 | To the Women/of Britain/1. You have read what the Germans have done in Belgium .../2. Do you realise that the safety of your home and children .../3.Do you realise that one word .../4. When the War is over and someone asks .../Won't You Help and/Send a Man to Join/the Army To-day? | "Poster No. 69 [sic]" (same as ENG REC 164 but in different colors) Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 166 | 3 Questions/to Employers/1. As an employer have you seen that .../2. Have you encouraged these men to enlist .../3. Have you offered to help them .../Our present prosperity is largely due/to the men already in the fighting line,/but to maintain it and to end the war/we must have more men. Your country/will appreciate the help you give./More Men Are Wanted/To-day/What can you do? | "Poster No. 70" (text only except for three fancy question marks) Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 167 | Don't Lag! Follow Your Flag | "Poster No. 71A" The words are centered on the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia (naval ensign), Belgium, and Great Britain Chorley & Pickersgill, Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 25 x 150 |
| ENG REC 168 | Keep These Flags Proudly Flying | "Poster No. 71B" The words are centered on the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia (naval ensign), Belgium, and Great Britain Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 24 x 151 |
| ENG REC 169 | Answer the Call Right Quickly | The words are centered on the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia (naval ensign), Belgium, and Great Britain (larger version of ENG REC 159) Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 25 x 151 |
| ENG REC 170 | Soldiers' Separation/Allowances/Increased Rates from March 1, 1915 .../Wives and Children of Married Men .../Motherless Children .../Other Dependants of Unmarried Soldiers/and Widowers | "Poster No. 72" (text only; no images) H.W. & V. Ltd. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 82.5 x 54.5 |
| ENG REC 171 ++ | Don't Stand Looking | (dated: May 1915) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 102 x 126 |
| ENG REC 172 | Come into the Ranks/and Fight for Your King/and Country - Don't Stay/in the Crowd and Stare/You Are Wanted/at the Front/Enlist To-day | "Poster No. 74" Image of men, in civilian clothes and some with Union Jacks on their lapels, watching soldiers, in formation, marching by; between the two groups of men is a Union Jack on a staff Robert & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 96 x 63 |
| ENG REC 173 | Women of Britain/Say/"Go!" | (dated: May 1915) "Poster No. 75" Image of a woman, her daughter and her son standing at a window watching soldiers march off E. Kealey Hill Siffken & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 174 | 4 Gofyniad / [4 Questions] i ddynion sydd heb ymrestru ... /Ymrestrwch Heddyw | (dated: March 1915) (In Welch) "Poster No. 76" (Welch version of ENG REC 156?) (text only; no images) Sir J.C. & S. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 175 | The Prime Minister's/Pledge/to Married Men is/now being redeemed/by Parliament./But let the young unmarried men them-/selves redeem that/Pledge by joining under/the Group System/To-day/Do Not Force Your Country/to Force You to Fight, But/Come of Your Own Free Will | "Poster No. 140" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 51 |
| ENG REC 176 | The/New Military Service Bill/Need Not Apply/to You If You/Enlist Now/Either for Direct Service/or Under the Group System/Millions of your/Fellow Countrymen have/volunteered their services/Play Your Part in This/Great World Battle/for Freedom/and let the State decide/what that part shall be. | "Poster No. 141" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 51.5 |
| ENG REC 177 | The New/Military Service Bill/Need Not Apply to You/If You/Enlist Now/ Under the/Group System/Millions of your/Fellow Countrymen have/volunteered their services/Play Your Part/in This/Great World Battle/for Freedom/and let the State decide what that part/shall be. | (similar but not the same version of ENG REC 176) "Poster 142" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 43 x 28 |
| ENG REC 178 | Rights of/Citizenship/Your Rights/Your Rights of Citizenship give/you the Privilege of joining your/fellows in the defence of your/Honour and your Homes/Join under the Group System to-day/and safeguard both/Your Duty/Your duty is to Fight the/Common Foe and to get your/Comrades to join you | "Poster No. 143" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 51 |
| ENG REC 179 | Rights of/Citizenship/Your Rights/Your Rights of Citizenship give/you the Privilege of joining your/fellows in the defence of your/Honour and your Homes/Join under the Group System to-day/and safeguard both/Your Duty/Your duty is to Fight the/Common Foe and to get your/Comrades to join you | (smaller version of ENG REC 178) "Poster No. 144" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 43 x 28 |
| ENG REC 180 | Group System/Removals/Men of Military Age (18-40 inclusive)/who have removed into this District/since August 15th,/or who, for other reasons, have not/been canvassed/are invited to/attest at once/at the nearest Recruiting Office, if they have not already done so. | "Poster No. 145" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 43 x 28 |
| ENG REC 181 | If You/Intend to Join/Voluntarily/Before the/Military Service Bill/comes into operation/Do Not Delay/till the Last Moment/Delay means congestion and/inconvenience for you and/for the Military Authorities,/and you may be left out/in a big rush at the end/Join Now | "Poster No. 146" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 182 | Os ydych am ymuno yn wirfodol / [If You Intend To Join Voluntarily] ... Ymunwch Dâ Chwi Ar Unwaith / [Join Now] | (In Welsh) "Poster No. 147" (Welch version of ENG REC 181?) (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 183 | "Anibyniaeth/sydd yn galw/am ei/Dewraf Dyn"/ ["Independence calls for the bravest of men."] | (In Welsh) "Poster No. 148" Image, in silhouette, of soldiers manning an artillery piece mounted on a caisson; overhead is an airplane; in the background are ruins V. Soutril (?) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 184 | Single Men!/Last Days/for/Voluntary/Enlistment | "Poster No. 149" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 73 x 48 |
| ENG REC 185 | Single Men!/Last Days/for/Voluntary/Enlistment | "Poster No. 150" (smaller version of ENG REC 184) (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 42.5 x 27 |
| ENG REC 186 | Military Service Act/1916/Every Unmarried Man/of/Military Age/Not excepted or exempted under this Act/Can Choose/One of Two Courses:/(1) ... Enlist At Once .../ (2) ... Attest At Once Under the Group System .../ If he does neither, a third course awaits him: /He Will Be Deemed to Have/Enlisted | "Poster No. 151" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 49 |
| ENG REC 187 | Military Service Act 1916/Every Unmarried Man/of/Military Age/Not excepted or exempted under this Act/Can Choose/One of Two Courses:/(1) ... Enlist At Once .../ (2) ... Attest At Once Under the Group System .../ If he does neither, a third course awaits him: /He Will Be Deemed to Have/Enlisted | "Poster No. 152" (text only; no images) (smaller version of ENG REC 186) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 42 x 26.5 |
| ENG REC 188 | The/Military Service Act, 1916 .../Men Excepted: ... /Men who may be exempted by Local Tribunals: ... /Do Not Wait Until March 2. Enlist Voluntarily Now .../ | "Poster No. 153" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 100 x 62 |
| ENG REC 189 | The/Military Service Act, 1916 .../Men Excepted: ... /Men who may be exempted by Local Tribunals: ... /Do Not Wait Until March 2. Enlist Voluntarily Now .../ | "Poster No. 153" [sic] (text only; no images) (smaller version of ENG REC 188) Abbey Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 50 x 37 |
| ENG REC 190 | The/Military Service Act, 1916 .../Men Excepted: ... /Men who may be exempted by Local Tribunals: ... /Do Not Wait Until March 2. Enlist Voluntarily Now .../ | "Poster No. 154" (same as ENG REC 189) (text only; no images) Abbey Press, London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 50 x 37 |
| ENG REC 191 | Deddf Gwasanaeth Milwrol, 1916/ ... Gall Pob Dyn Di-Briod/O Oedran Milwrol | (Welsh version of ENG REC 186) "Poster No. 155" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 74.5 x 49 |
| ENG REC 192 ++ | [Too fragile to unfold] | ||
| ENG REC 193 | Single Men!/Will You March Too/or/Wait Till March 2 | "Poster No. 157" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 15 x 75 |
| ENG REC 194 | Cyfeiria Deddf Gwasanaeth Milwrol, 1916/[Military Service Act, 1916] .../Dynion Eithrir: .../Dynion & Gellir Eu Hesgusodi Gan Y Tribunlysoedd Lleol: ... /Peidiwch Oedi Dan Mawrth 2/Ymrestrwch O'Ch Bodd Yn Awr | (Welsh version of ENG REC 188) "Poster No. 158" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 49 x 37 |
| ENG REC 195 | Military Service Act, 1916/Every man to whom the Act applies will on Thursday, March 2nd .../Any man who has adequate/grounds for applying to a/Local Tribunal for a/Certificate of/Exemption under this act/must do so before/Thursday, March 2/Why wait for the Act to apply to you? .../Attest Now | "Poster No. 159" (text only; no images) Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 51 x 38 |
| ENG REC 196 | Single Men/Are Urged/Not to Put Off/Voluntary Enlistment/or Attestation/Until the Last Moment/Their Chance Will Be Gone/at Midnight on March 1st,/and they will be placed in the Reserve/under the Military Service Act/on March 2nd | "Poster No. 160" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 49.5 x 37.5 |
| ENG REC 197 | Gymry Sengl!/Dewiswch/fynd i'r Fyddin cyn/Dydd Gwyl Dewi/Bydd/Mawrth 2/yn/Rhy Hwyr [Single Welshmen!/ Join the army before St. David's Day/March 2 will be too late] | (In Welsh) "Poster No. 161" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 49.5 x 37 |
| ENG REC 198 | To Starred or/Badged Single Men/or Single Men in/Reserved Occupations/ .../If You Do Not Attest .../Badged Men .../Starred Men .../Attest Now | "Poster No. 162" (text only; no images) Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 75 x 49 |
| ENG REC 199 | At Ddynion Sengl Wedi Eu Rhoddi/Dan Seren Neu Arwydd/ .../Adystiwch Yn Awr | (Welsh version of ENG REC 198) "Poster No. 163" (text only; no images) Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 75 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 200 | Deddf gwasanaeth milwrol, 1916 ... /Drwydded Esgusodi .../Cyn/Dydd Iau, Mawrth 2 .../Adystiwch Yn Awr / [Military Service Act, 1916] | (Welsh version of ENG REC 195) "Poster No. 164" (text only; no images) Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees, London, England | 49.5 x 37.5 |
| ENG REC 201 | Group System/Enlistment in Groups/will Re-open on Monday,/January 10th, 1916 .../All Men between 18 and 41, both single and married | (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 202 | What Burns Said - 1782/Holds Good in 1915/O! why the deuce should I repine,/And be an ill foreboder?/I'm twenty three, and five feet nine,/I'll go and be a sodger/Take His Tip | Image is a cameo profile portrait of Scottish poet Robert Burns, with a verse of his poetry quoted below. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 49.5 |
| ENG REC 203 ++ | You Boast of Your Freedom | Jim Hannan Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 146 x 100 |
| ENG REC 204 ++ | Oppression Freedom | Syd. Day The Printer Ltd. State Recruiting Committee | 74 x 198 |
| ENG REC 205 ++ | Come Lads Give Us a Spell | Annie J. Hope Campbell State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee | 218 x 195 |
| ENG REC 206 | The Nation Is Fighting for Its Life/All Men/Should/Enrol for National Service/Forms for Offer of Services Can Be Obtained at All Post Offices, National Service Offices, and Employment Exchanges | Image is a full-length allegorical representation of Britannia, dressed in Roman clothes and helmet, carrying a flag emblazoned with the words "National Service"; in the background are the smokestacks of a modern factory; the image is captioned "Who Follows?" and is "Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of "Punch" [Artist from Punch] Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd., London, England National Service | 74 x 50 |
| ENG REC 207 | The Nation Is Fighting for Its Life/All Men/Should/Enrol for National Service/Forms for Offer of Services Can Be Obtained at All Post Offices, National Service Offices, and Employment Exchanges | Image is a full-length allegorical representation of Britannia, dressed in Roman clothes and helmet, carrying a flag emblazoned with the words "National Service"; in the background are the smokestacks of a modern factory; the image is captioned "Who Follows?" and is "Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of "Punch" [Artist from Punch] (smaller version of ENG REC 206) Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd., London, England National Service | 50 x 31 |
| ENG REC 208 | National Service/Defend your island from the grimmest/menace that ever threatened it./ - David Lloyd George/Every man from 18 to 61 [sic] should Enrol To-day/Forms for offer of Services may be had at all Post Offices,/National Service Offices and Employment Exchanges. | Image is a full-length depiction of Britannia, her left arm outstretched, and bearing the Union Jack flag in her right hand; a large crowd of male civilians taking off suit jackets follows in her wake; a smaller image is the "National Service" emblem, featuring a full-length depiction of Winged Victory holding a shield S.E. Scott D.A. & S. Ltd., London, England National Service | 100 x 75 |
| ENG REC 209 | Hands Wanted/for/National/Service/If you cannot fight/for your country/- work for it/Enrol [sic] To Day [sic]/Forms for Offer of/Services Can Be/ Obtained at All/Post Offices/National/Service Offices,/and Employment/Exchanges | Image of a pair of hands reaching through a "hole in the poster"; a smaller image is the "National Service" emblem, featuring a full-length depiction of Winged Victory holding a shield W.E. Ltd. National Service | 99 x 63 |
| ENG REC 210 | His Majesty's Army/Special Reserve/Terms of Service .../Free Food, Quarters, Bedding, Fuel and Light are provided when out for Drill or Training/A Free Kit is issued to every Special Reservist on Joining /Pay (Weekly Rates) .../Other Advantages | Four small images depict members of the (1) Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve and soldiers from regiments held within (2) the English and Welsh, (3) the Irish and (4) the Scottish infantry special reserves; all wear ceremonial order, except a soldier from the Royal Berkshire regiment, who wears service dress; behind the men of the Royal Field Artillery is an image of a horse-drawn caisson Classic Colour Press, Reading, England Army | 83 x 64 |
| ENG REC 211 ++ | The Crisis | David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee | 150 x 100 |
| ENG REC 212 | The Crisis/An Appeal to Free Men/Fellow Countrymen .../We are satisfied, however, that if the/voluntary principle is to be vindicated, .../It is not want of courage that keeps men from/enlisting, but the failure to appreciate the seriousness/of the situation .../The responsibility for victory or defeat rests with/those who have not yet responded to the call./Therefore, join now as volunteers in the defence of your/country and all that it stands for | (smaller version of ENG REC 211) (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76.5 x 51 |
| ENG REC 213 | The Crisis/An Appeal to Free Men/Fellow Countrymen .../We are satisfied, however, that if the/voluntary principle is to be vindicated, .../It is not want of courage that keeps men from/enlisting, but the failure to appreciate the seriousness/of the situation .../The responsibility for victory or defeat rests with/those who have not yet responded to the call./Therefore, join now as volunteers in the defence of your/country and all that it stands for | (smaller version of ENG REC 211; same text, different type face) (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee | 75 x 51 |
| ENG REC 214 | Yr Argyfwng/Apêl At Ddynion Rhydd ... / [The Crisis/An Appeal to Free Men] | (Welsh version of ENG REC 212) (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee | 74.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 215 | The Crisis/Answer to the Call Now!/We appeal to the free men of Britain to respond to/the call of their country and to enroll themselves/at once .../Make the Response an Overwhelming/One, and Victory for Britain/Will Be Assured/Promises to enlist are not sufficient/Do Not Delay, But Become a Soldier/in the Cause of Democracy and Liberty/Before December 11th | Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Joint Labour Recruiting Committee, London, England | 75 x 50 |
| ENG REC 216 ++ | To My People | (George V (The King)) | 149 x 99 |
| ENG REC 217 | Buckingham Palace/To My People/At this grave moment .../I rejoice in my Empire's effort .../I ask you to make good these sacrifices./The end is not in sight .../In freely responding to my appeal .../George R.I. | (text only; no images) (smaller version of ENG REC 216) | 75 x 50.5 |
| ENG REC 218 | Buckingham Palace/At Fy Mhobl / [To My People] | (Welsh version of ENG REC 217) | 74.5 x 50 |
| ENG REC 219 | Forward!/Forward To Victory/Enlist Now | Image of a mounted soldier brandishing a sword, his horse at full gallop L.K.W. David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England | 76 x 49 |