The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now under the group system / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx. – Vintage Print
![The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now under the group system / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4f473839a663-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now under the group system / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now under the group system / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx.
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The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now under the group system" is the headline of this text-only recruiting poster, issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London and printed by David Allen & Sons in Harrow. The group system was the 1915 Derby Scheme, which let men enlist voluntarily and be called up in groups by age and marital status, and the poster appeals to men to act before conscription took effect in 1916. Its closing lines, that millions of countrymen had already volunteered and that the State should decide each man's part, show how the government tried to balance persuasion with compulsion.
| 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: Millions of your fellow countrymen have volunteered their services. Play your part in this great world battle for freedom and let the State decide what that part shall be. Poster is text only. Poster no. 141. 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 | 4,142 × 5,158 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1570_The_new_military_servic_1916 |
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