A Fresh Appeal by Lord Kitchener
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- Catalogue number
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- Art.IWM PST 7803
- Production date
- 1914-09
- Place made
- Great Britain
- Subject period
- Materials
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- medium: letterpress
- support: paper
- Dimensions
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- Support: Height 436 mm
- Support: Width 345 mm
- Alternative Names
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- object category: Poster
- Creator
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- Unknown (artist)
- Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd, London (printer)
- Category
- posters
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whole: the title is located across the top, with the main text arranged over the remainder, all in red. All are set against a plain white background. image: text only. text: A FRESH APPEAL BY LORD KITCHENER. Another 100,000 Men required for the War The Age Limit has now been extended, and any man may be extended, and any man may be accepted who is physically fit for Active Service, and between 19 and 35. OLD SOLDIERS UP TO 45. Certain Selected Ex-N.C.Os. up to 50. Late N.C.Os. of Regulars and Ex-Soldiers URGENTLY NEEDED. Enquire at any Post Office, Police Station or Labour Exchange for address of nearest Recruiter. 50,000 9/14 (14351) HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD, 52, Long Acre, London, W.C.
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) is best remembered for his appearance on Alfred Leete’s famous First World War poster, 'Your Country Needs You' (see PST 0414). A career soldier, Kitchener served in Palestine, Egypt, South Africa and India prior to the First World War, eventually becoming Consul General to Egypt in 1911. With the outbreak of the First World War he was made Secretary of State for War and oversaw the massive expansion of the British Army. However, organisational shortcomings lost him responsibility for strategy and munitions production. Involvement in the failed Dardanelles Campaign in 1915 further tarnished his reputation. However, Kitchener’s offer to resign was rebuffed owing to his public popularity and status as a national figurehead. Kitchener was drowned in June 1916 when his ship, HMS Hampshire, struck a mine off the Orkneys.
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