Enlistment in the regular army. Height now reduced to normal standard for infantry of the line. – Historic Print
![Enlistment in the regular army. Height now reduced to normal standard for infantry of the line., [S.l. : s.n.], 1914. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e2/e26c209228b5-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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A window into the past: Enlistment in the regular army. Height now reduced to normal standard for infantry of the line., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Enlistment in the regular army. Height now reduced to normal standard for infantry of the line.
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This text-only poster, dated 5 November 1914, lowers the minimum height for the regular army's infantry of the line to 5 feet 3 inches, with a required chest measurement of at least 34 1/2 inches and an age range of 19 to 38. Those figures show how recruiting standards shifted once Britain's volunteer rush had slowed and the army needed more men for the front. The notice is a plain administrative document, but it records a practical turning point, when the army accepted shorter and younger-looking recruits than it had required at the start of the war.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n.], 1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 23 x 60 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Conditions till further orders: Height - 5 ft. 3 ins. and upwards. Chest - 34 1/2 ins at least. Age - 19 to 38 years. Poster is text only. 5th November, 1914. W 7532-3692 50,000 11/14 HWV. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,158 × 4,159 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224154 |
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