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Description: | Concept: charities, military personnel, comforts Description: whole: the image occupies the centre. The title is separate and positioned across the top in red. Further text is positioned beneath the title, left centre, right centre and in lower quarter, all in red. All set against a plain white background. image: a British infantryman stands facing the viewer, in front of him is placed large package with a label inscribed 'A Gift from Queen Alexandra's Field Force Fund'. text: THE 3RD OF MAY IS SOLDIERS' DAY FOR Queen Alexandra's Field Force Fund. Patroness: HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA. A COMMANDING OFFICER WRITES: 'Just the things my men cannot get out here.' A SOLDIER WRITES: 'Something worth Guarding.' A GIFT FROM QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S FIELD FORCE FUND. F.H. Townsend. 1917 The Fund has sent millions of gifts to troops at all fronts. YOUR OPPORTUNITY of helping to send a parcel of real comforts to a soldier will be on 'Soldiers' Day,' May 3rd, when a street collection will be made. LADY COLLECTORS WANTED. Organiser: 24a, HILL STREET, S.W.7. CHANCERY LANE PRINTING WORKS, Ltd, Plough Court, Fetter Lane, E.C. | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Townsend, F H Printer: Chancery Lane Printing Works, London Publisher/Sponsor: Queen Alexandra Field Force Fund Associated Person: Alexandra, Queen | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2886... | Go to resource |
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