Original British WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster “Lord Kitchener Says” – 29” x 20”
Original price was: $59.00.$36.99Current price is: $36.99.
Description
Original Item: Only One Available. Britain’s army at the beginning of the First World War was relatively small and professional. There was no conscription of population before 1916, and so recruitment of volunteers in large numbers became a huge challenge.
The Parliamentary Recruitment Committee was set up at the start of the War, and chaired by the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith. It used local political party associations to form a network which campaigned through the circulation of leaflets and posters, and organizing rallies and other public events.
This is a lovely British World War I poster by Hudson & Sons, which states:
GERMAN CRUELTY TOBRITISH PRISONERS
LORD KITCHENER says:-
The Germans have strippedand insulted British Prisoners andhave shot some in cold blood.
The Germans act with the samebarbarous savagery as the Sudan Dervishes.
THE PRIME MINISTER says:-
We shall not forget this horriblerecord of calculated cruelty and crimeand we shall exact reparation against the guilty Germans.
JUSTICE CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT YOUR HELPTAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICEENLIST TO-DAY
The poster is in wonderful condition and only has very minor tearing along the fold marks. All colors are still vivid and the text easily discernible.
Comes more than ready for display.
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