Conscription Collection

Whos Absent; Wwi Poster
Recruitment poster for the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, designed to shame the viewer into joining up. John Bull demands: Whos absent? Is it you?

Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator, c1930s
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian fascist dictator, often refered to as Il Duce addressing fascist youths on the occasion of the calling up of the conscripts of the 1911 class, about 560

Advert for recruiting women for the WaF 1941
You ought to be driving in the WaF. Recruitment of women for The Womens Auxiliary Air Force. Conscription of women did not begin until 1941

Patrons of the Cafe Royal
Sketches by H. H. Harris of various well-known artists, writers and celebrities of the 1930s who were regular patrons of the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London

The conscripts of 1807 passing in front of the Porte Saint Denis in Paris Painting by
JLJ4646055 The conscripts of 1807 passing in front of the Porte Saint Denis in Paris Painting by Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845), 1807 Sun. 0, 84 x 1, 38 m Paris

rebellion of the Alsatian and lorraine conscripts is an engraving by F. Meaulle representing the conscripts go with
XEE4158868 rebellion of the Alsatian and lorraine conscripts is an engraving by F. Meaulle representing the conscripts go with reluctantly to Germany

France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53), Laval: war of 1870, conscription with the mayor, the curee and the military
LUX4752500 France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53), Laval: war of 1870, conscription with the mayor, the curee and the military, 1870; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53)

In a barracks of conscripts feast Father hundred with the number of days they have left to do on their cap
LUX4727667 In a barracks of conscripts feast Father hundred with the number of days they have left to do on their cap, 1925 - 30th, the former liberables

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Rochefort en Yvelines (Rochefort-en-Yvelines): revision council with conscripts
LUX4747792 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Rochefort en Yvelines (Rochefort-en-Yvelines): revision council with conscripts, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78)

Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214912 Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401040 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

An engraving depicting a Press Gang 'recruiting' men for the Navy in London, 19th century
5311018 An engraving depicting a Press Gang 'recruiting' men for the Navy in London, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Revision Council determining the military abilities of conscripts. France Chromolithography of the beginning of
JAB5036991 Revision Council determining the military abilities of conscripts. France Chromolithography of the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info)

Les conscrits bretons in " Les chouans" by Honore de Balzac (Les chouans)
ELD4966165 Les conscrits bretons in " Les chouans" by Honore de Balzac (Les chouans, novel by the French writer Honore de Balzac)

Cover of " Le Cri de Paris", 1913_10_5 - Illustration by Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935)
ICA4929733 Cover of " Le Cri de Paris", 1913_10_5 - Illustration by Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935): The Franco-German Entente - War, Germany Prussia, Armee, War of 14-18 first mices

U le conscrit en Unime - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving)
DUV4215681 U le conscrit en Unime - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving); (add.info.: U le conscrit en Unime - Engraving 1837 in " Military Alphabet" Lithographs by Clement)

France: Conscription with conscripts bearing the numbers of the draw, before a flag celebrating the Franco-Russian
LUX4753189 France: Conscription with conscripts bearing the numbers of the draw, before a flag celebrating the Franco-Russian alliance

French Revolution wars: voluntary enlistments after the defeats of France in the war between revolutionary France
ELD4871695 French Revolution wars: voluntary enlistments after the defeats of France in the war between revolutionary France and counter-revolutionary monarchies

Letter I: A conscript, a stick, an asparagus, an epi: nothing is more straight, more stiff, except the great I
DUV4214955 Letter I: A conscript, a stick, an asparagus, an epi: nothing is more straight, more stiff, except the great I, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Letter I: A conscript, a stick, an asparagus, an epi: nothing is more straight, more stiff, except the great I
DUV4214935 Letter I: A conscript, a stick, an asparagus, an epi: nothing is more straight, more stiff, except the great I, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214922 Letter K: These good conscripts seem to dance polka; they all go like great K, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Chenu: A group of conscripts poses in front of a cafe " a l'starile
LUX4747078 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Chenu: A group of conscripts poses in front of a cafe " a l'starile chez Morand", 1890; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Conscription - drawing lots for military service in Russia (litho)
8655644 Conscription - drawing lots for military service in Russia (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conscription - drawing lots for military service in Russia)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): defile conscripts in a village of Touraine, 1908
LUX4797797 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): defile conscripts in a village of Touraine, 1908; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): defile conscripts in a village of Touraine

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16): 5 young people water their conscription
LUX4760660 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16): 5 young people water their conscription, accompanied by an old man sitting in a wheelchair, 1895; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

Drafted men, 4 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Drafted men, 4 Sept 1917. Drafted U.S. Army recruits of "Boyce's Tigers" marching near the Washington Square Arch in New York City, September 4, 1917.

C.F. Phillips, Owen Cattell, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
C.F. Phillips, Owen Cattell, 1917. Charles Francis Phillips (later Charles Shipman) and Owen Cattell, Columbia University students who were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct U.S

Fort Slocum, Shacks built for draft men, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Fort Slocum, Shacks built for draft men, 1917. Housing built for soldiers at Fort Slocum, a military post on Davids' Island, New Rochelle, New York

At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. Creator: Bain News Service
At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. German Americans at the German Consulate in New York City as part of German mobilization before World War I.

Belgian reservists on ADRIATIC, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian reservists on ADRIATIC, between c1914 and c1915. Belgian reservists called up for World War I, on the R.M.S. Adriatic.

Françoise Ravel as the Conscript Recruit, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as the Conscript Recruit, 1855-1859

Mustering. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Mustering. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Private Collection

An officer in billeted quarters, 1640-1647. Creator: Maerten Stoop
An officer in billeted quarters, 1640-1647

Draft World War - Drawing Draft, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Draft World War - Drawing Draft, 1917
Draft World War - Drawing Draft, 1917. First World War, conscription? Note spittoons on the floor

Les Boyards réduits a cultiver... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Boyards reduits a cultiver... 19th century. The boyars are reduced to cultivating their land themselves, after their last serfs are recruited into the army

Esquisse pour la mairie du 20ème arrondissement : Patriotisme, Patrie, Dévouement, 1884. Creator: Edouard Michel Lancon
Esquisse pour la mairie du 20eme arrondissement : Patriotisme, Patrie, Devouement, 1884

Camp Meade #2 - Drafted Men Leaving For Camp Meade, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp Meade #2 - Drafted Men Leaving For Camp Meade, 1917

Camp Meade #2 - Drafted Men Leaving For Camp Meade, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp Meade #2 - Drafted Men Leaving For Camp Meade, 1917

Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917

Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917
Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917

Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917
Camp Meade #1 - Arrival of Drafted Men, 1917

Departure of mobile units, in July 1870, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Departure of mobile units, in July 1870 , c1879

Les conscrits de 1807 défilant devant la porte Saint-Denis, c1808. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Les conscrits de 1807 defilant devant la porte Saint-Denis, c1808

The departure of conscripts, The homeland in danger: Sketch for the school in rue de Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1879

The departure of conscripts, The homeland in danger: Sketch for the school in rue de Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1879

Japanese infantry ready to leave Tokyo for the front, c1904. Creator: Jimmy Hare
Japanese infantry ready to leave Tokyo for the front, c1904

Proclamation of the country in danger 22 July 1792, c.1794-1802 (engraving)
902155 Proclamation of the country in danger 22 July 1792, c.1794-1802 (engraving) by Berthault, Pierre-Gabriel (1737-1831); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Marty Wilde, singer, pictured outside Army Recruiting Office ahead of his National Service Medical, 3rd February 1959

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"Conscription: A Historical Journey Through Time" In the realm of conscription, a tapestry of stories unfolds, revealing both the triumphs and tribulations that have shaped nations. From war-torn battlefields to bustling city streets, this practice has left an indelible mark on history. As we delve into its narrative, one cannot ignore those who were absent from their homes and loved ones. The conscripts of 1807 passing in front of the Porte Saint Denis in Paris evoke images of brave souls marching towards an uncertain future. Their departure forever altered the lives they left behind. Fast forward to World War I, where a powerful poster beckoned men with patriotic fervor - "Your King and Country Need You. " It was a call that echoed through every corner as patrons at Cafe Royal engaged in spirited discussions about duty and sacrifice. But it wasn't just men who answered the call; women too played an integral role. In 1941, an advert for recruiting women for the WaF (Women's Auxiliary Forces) showcased their strength and determination amidst turbulent times. Across continents, even dictators like Benito Mussolini recognized the power of conscription. In his fascist regime during the 1930s, he sought to mold a nation united under his banner. Yet not all responses to they were met with open arms. The Secession War or American Civil War saw opposition rise as draft riots engulfed New York City in flames. Insurgencies set fire to institutions such as the asylum for colored orphans during these tumultuous times. Amidst these struggles emerged poignant moments captured by artists' brushes and photographers' lenses. Engravings depicting "The Departure of Conscript" in 1851 reveal tearful farewells while another engraving portrays a constricted soldier returning home as a sapper – scars etched upon his soul alongside newfound skills acquired on distant battlegrounds.