Poster, 'Surely you will fight'

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Title

Poster, 'Surely you will fight'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

For King and Country The poster uses recogniseable imagery to visually represent the common wartime phrase, 'fight for King and Country'. The central images of King George and the red outline map of the United Kingdom replace the words 'king' and 'country'. The poster was created by the British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee to encourage the enlistment of young men into the armed forces. By the second year of the First World War (1915), the British government was increasingly eager to rec...

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Format

Image

Date created

May 1915

Creator

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee / Jas. Truscott & Son Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1020735

Related subjects

Rulers / United Kingdom / George V, King of Great Britain / War / World War, 1914-1918 / recruiting / ink / paper / political posters / colour lithography

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