The prime minister's pledge to married men is now being redeemed by parliament / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx. – Vintage Print
![The prime minister's pledge to married men is now being redeemed by parliament / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/46/46bf70e45b29-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with The prime minister's pledge to married men is now being redeemed by parliament / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This recruiting poster does without pictures altogether, and its appeal rests on a promise: the prime minister's assurance that married men would not be called up before single men. It urges unmarried men to honor that pledge themselves by enlisting under the Group System, the voluntary scheme introduced in 1915 that grouped recruits by age and marital status. Its plea to "come of your own free will" reflects the debate of early 1916, when Parliament was arguing over compulsory service and the government was moving toward conscription. The poster shows how officials relied on public pressure and personal duty before turning to law.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: But let the young unmarried men themselves 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 is text only. Poster no. 140. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,160 × 5,152 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1606_The_prime_ministers_ple_1916 |
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