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text: A FRESH APPEAL BY LORD KITCHENER.
Another 100,000 Men required for the War
The Age Limit has now been extended, and any man may be extended, and any man may be accepted who is physically fit for Active Service, and
between 19 and 35.
OLD SOLDIERS UP TO 45.
Certain Selected Ex-N.C.Os. up to 50.
Late N.C.Os. of Regulars and Ex-Soldiers
URGENTLY NEEDED.
Enquire at any Post Office, Police Station or Labour Exchange for address of nearest Recruiter.
50,000 9/14 (14351)
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD, 52, Long Acre, London, W.C.
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: | politicians British Home Front 1914-1918 Kitchener British Civilian Organisation Recruitment Campaign 1914-1916 British Army 1914-1918 UK Home Front postal services recruiting First World War Horatio Herbert WW1 British Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd, London | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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