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Description: | 19120
whole: the image covers the whole, framed by a red border. The title and text are incorporated, with the title, in white,
placed across the top and the text, in red positioned centrally. A subtitle is located at the foot of the design, in white.
image: the badge of the Australian Army Corps, bearing a quote from Field Marshal Douglas Haig, forms a stylised sun rising above the sea.
On the horizon sail the silhouettes of two warships and a submarine, while two seaplanes fly upper left and upper right.
text: HAIG'S URGENT APPEAL
LONDON. APRIL 12.- 'EVERY POSITION MUST BE HELD TO THE LAST MAN. THERE MUST BE NO FURTHER RETIREMENTS. WITH OUR BACKS TO THE WALL WE MUST
FIGHT TO THE END. THE SAFETY OF OUR HOMES AND THE FREEDOM OF MANKIND DEPEND ON THE CONDUCT OF EACH ONE IN THIS CRITICAL TIME.'
ENLIST NOW!
ISSUED BY THE STATE RECRUITING COMMITTEE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
A.VAUGHAN, GOVERNMENT PHOTOLITHOGRAPHER, ADELAIDE
The quote is taken from Field Marshal Douglas Haig's Order of the Day given during the German 1918 spring
offensive.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | shipping empire / commonwealth emblems WW1 Australian Home Front Douglas Haig recruiting Natural phenomena / time / weather South Australia AU.O State Recruiting Committee Aircraft Accidents | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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