Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. – Antique Print
![Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London., London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b5cebf6daea4-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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This vintage poster of Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
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What sets this poster apart is its date: it announces that enlistment under the Group System would reopen on Monday, January 10, 1916, and continue until further notice. The scheme was devised in 1915 to fill the ranks without immediate conscription. Men attested for service in age-based groups and were called up in turn as their group was needed, so a poster like this told them when they could sign up. Its text-only design, with no illustration, leaves the appeal entirely to its wording, which reflects the wartime effort to persuade men to volunteer.
| Created / published | London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, encouraging men to volunteer for military service under the Group System. 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 | 4,159 × 5,164 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224169 |
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