If you intend to join voluntarily before the military service bill comes into operation, do not delay until the last moment [...] Join now / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx. – Historic Print
![If you intend to join voluntarily before the military service bill comes into operation, do not delay until the last moment [...] Join now / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/73/738d7ce3f6d5-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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If you intend to join voluntarily before the military service bill comes into operation, do not delay until the last moment [...] Join now / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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If you intend to join voluntarily before the military service bill comes into operation, do not delay until the last moment [...] Join now / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx.
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Few recruiting posters from the war rely on words alone, and this one has no picture, only a plain appeal to men who meant to enlist to do so before compulsion arrived. The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee issued it in London in 1916, as Parliament was passing the Military Service Act that introduced conscription in Britain for the first time. The committee had been formed in 1915 to encourage voluntary enlistment, and the poster reflects the government's hope of filling the ranks before compulsion took effect. It was lithographed in color by David Allen & Sons of Harrow, a firm known for printing many of Britain's wartime posters.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Poster no. 146. 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 | 4,171 × 5,175 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1441_If_you_intend_to_join_v_1916 |
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