Poster, 'Your King & Country Need You'

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Title

Poster, 'Your King & Country Need You'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This British First World War poster places a soldier of a Scottish regiment at a Belgium street corner, ready to fight against Germany which had invaded Belgium in August 1914. Several British First World War posters refer to the international Treaty of 1839 which guaranteed Belgium's neutrality and independence. The Treaty had been signed by Germany, but when it invaded Belgium in August 1914, the German Chancellor referred to the Treaty as just a 'scrap of paper'. This statement became a po...

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Format

Image

Date created

1914

Creator

Lawson Wood / Dobson, Molle and Co. Ltd. / Parliamentary Recruiting Committee

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1129245

Related subjects

soldiers / Firearms / World War, 1914-1918 / War / ink / paper / political posters / offset lithography / United Kingdom

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