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whole: the title is positioned across the top edge, beneath the Royal Charter, in red, with the text occupying the
remainder, in black and in red. All set against a white background.
image: text only.
text: G. [Royal Charter] R.
MEN OF ESSEX
YOUR KING AND COUNTRY NEED YOU.
LORD KITCHENER is appealing for another 100,000 MEN
AGE: 19-35 Years.
Ex-Soldiers: 19-45 Years.
Selected Ex-N.C.O's. Up to 50 Years.
LET ESSEX LEAD THE WAY
Do YOUR part by joining your County Regiment FOR THE WAR
You can join and obtain all particulars at the following Recruiting Offices: [list of names and addresses]
E. FRENCH AND SON, Steam Printers, The Westbury Press, Brentwood, Essex.
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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Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Kitchener Recruitment Campaign 1914-1916 Essex Regiment UK Royalty British Home Front 1914-1918 British Army 1914-1918 British Army Military Personnel Home Front recruiting First World War Horatio Herbert WW1 British Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Essex Regiment | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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