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whole: the two images are positioned centre right and centre left, held within black oval borders. The title is separate
and positioned in the upper quarter, in red outlined black, and in black. The text is separate and positioned in the lower half, in black,
in red, and in red outlined black. Further text is integrated and positioned at the centre, in black, and in white. All set against a white
background, and held within a red geometric design border.
image: the left-hand image depicts two Canadian infantrymen, seen from behind, shooting from a trench. The right-hand image depicts a young
man in civilian clothes smoking a cigarette while reading war reports pasted on a wall. A quote from Rudyard Kipling's poem 'For All We
Have And Are', and the badge of the 215th Overseas Battalion, are positioned between the two images.
text: LOOK ON This Picture and on That!
ANIMO PATIENTIA 215 OVERSEAS BATTALION CANADA [badge of the 215th Battalion]
Stand up and meet the War - The Hun is at the Gate! - Kipling
YOU COULD HELP HERE
HOWARD H. BARRETTE
THE FATE OF THE EMPIRE DEPENDS ON YOU!
COME WITH US IN THE 215TH
And help defend it.
There's a place waiting.
It is your DUTY to fight for those you love
Lieut.-Col. HARRY COCKSHUTT, Officer Commanding, 215th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F.
The MacBride Press, Limited | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | civilian personnel Literature Costume and fashion Kipling trench / defences emblems empire / commonwealth Action Military Personnel WW1 Canadian Home Front recruiting CA.A 215th Overseas Battalion Rudyard | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | The MacBride Press Ltd | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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