Poster
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
760 x 500 mm
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793292.5
Caption
Before conscription, recruitment posters like this one were created and displayed in public places to encourage young men to sign up to join the British Expeditionary Force. This one featuring Saint George slaying the dragon was designed to inspire a patriotic feeling of duty.
Summary
Poster, depicting St George slaying the dragon, with text reading 'Britain Needs You At Once'
Provenance
Part of the Hussey Collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs Elizabeth Hussey.
Marks and inscriptions
Along bottom edge: PUBLISHED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE, LONDON POSTER No 108 PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE & Co Ltd LONDON E.C.