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Title

Britain is fighting for the freedom of Europe

Object Name

Poster

Maker

Straker Brothers Ltd. (Primary maker)

Date Made

18/1914
18/1914

Place Made

Bishopsgate, London

Description

First World War recruitment poster; 'Britain is fighting for the freedom of Europe and to defend your mothers, wives and sisters from the horrors of war. Enlist now'; published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London; poster no.49. Banner-style text-only recruitment poster asking men to 'defend' their 'mothers, wives and sisters' from the 'horrors of war'.

Materials

paper

Place Collected


Date Collected

1973
1973

Catalogue Number

BELUM.O436.1973

Copyright

National Museums NI