Remember England expect – Vintage Print
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Remember England expect comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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The title echoes the signal Admiral Horatio Nelson raised before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, "England expects that every man will do his duty," and turns that old call to sacrifice into a recruiting appeal. In 1915 Britain had not yet introduced conscription, so the government and voluntary recruiting bodies relied heavily on posters like this to fill the ranks of the new armies. Linking personal enlistment to national heroes from the past was a common tactic, inviting viewers to see joining up as a continuation of that tradition.
| Created / published | 1915 |
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| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,055 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1042_Remember_England_expect_1915 |
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