An Anti-Aircraft Welfare Centre

whole: the three images are positioned in the lower three-quarters, each held within a narrow black border. The title is separate and positioned in the upper quarter, in black. The text is separate and placed in the lower three-quarters, also in black. A small crest featuring a ship is located in the bottom right corner. All set against an orange background and held within a white and red border. image: three images illustrating the work of Anti-Aircraft gun crews. The first image is a depiction of an anti-aircraft gun being fired by a gun crew at night. Explosions and the beams of searchlights fill the sky. The second image is a depiction of a gun crew returning to their quarters. The third image is a depiction of the inside of an Anti-Aircraft Welfare Centre, where the gun crews rest and eat. The men also play darts and draughts, and read. text: AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT WELFARE CENTRE Throughout Great Britain the Anti-Aircraft gun crews are always on duty. Theirs is a lonely life, for often they are far from the nearest town. Here is a gun crew going into action against enemy raiding aircraft. After their spell of duty the crew make their way to their living quarters while another crew take their place. Their off-duty times are not usually long enough for them to get into the nearest town. The Anti-Aircraft Welfare Fund provides many things for the comforts of these soldiers. Games, reading material, warm woollen scarves and Balaclava helmets - many things that help to make life in an isolated part of the country more bearable. Thank you, Grenada! Other war gifts from Grenada include subscriptions to the Aid to Russia Fund, King George's Fund for Sailors, and the R.A.F. Benevolent Society. PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY M.M.P. L.T.D LONDON. 51-9767. G.P.D. 365/54

51/9767 GPD 365/54 This poster was printed in Great Britain for distribution in Grenada Additional versions of the poster were produced for various other parts of the British Empire (see PST 15829) The same images, but with different text, were used in another poster (see PST 15805) Part of a series of similar posters distributed throughout the British Empire to thank the colonies for their contribution to the war effort (see PST 8260, PST 8261, PST 15349, and PST 15803 to PST 15866)