Enlistment Collection

DCLI recruiting march, Carclew House, Mylor, Cornwall. Friday 2nd July 1915
Soldiers of the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry on the lawn in front of Carclew House, at ease during a recruitment march. Instruments of their military band are in the background

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

EVCW2A-00048
Recruiting for the Union Armys Bucktail Regiment in Philadelphia, American Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Take Up the Sword of Justice, 1915 (poster, recruiting
5929345 Take Up the Sword of Justice, 1915 (poster, recruiting, colour chromolithograph) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); National Army Museum

World War I: US Army enlistment poster Destroy this Mad Brute
530743 World War I: US Army enlistment poster Destroy this Mad Brute.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Going to Yaphank, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Going to Yaphank, between c1915 and c1920. A group of men riding a train, probably to Camp Upton, located at Yaphank on Long Island, Suffolk County, New York, during World War I

Examining pkges, Camp Upton, Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Examining pkges, Camp Upton, Sept 1917. African American soldiers looking at packages at Camp Upton, a U.S. Army installation located on Long Island, in Yaphank, New York, during World War I.

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties in New York, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers and band marching in New York City. The Highlander regiments were in the United States in July of 1917 for "British Recruiting

Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Officers of Canadian Highlander regiments standing outside the 71st Regiment Armory

U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948) on the steps of the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), New York City

14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Soldiers at a table signing up recruits at a camp of the 14th Infantry, probably in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York during World War I.

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.

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Esquisse pour la mairie du 2ème arrondissement : Education. Mariage. Patrie, 1880. Creator: Edouard Michel Lancon
Esquisse pour la mairie du 2eme arrondissement : Education. Mariage. Patrie, 1880

Esquisse pour la mairie du 2ème arrondissement : Education. Mariage. Patrie, 1880. Creator: Edouard Michel Lancon
Esquisse pour la mairie du 2eme arrondissement : Education. Mariage. Patrie, 1880

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Patrie, 1883
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Patrie, 1883

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Patrie, 1883
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Patrie, 1883

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

Recruitment of Troops, plate two from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Recruitment of Troops, plate two from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

The Empire Needs Men! All Answer the Call, probably 2nd World War poster (colour litho)
SNG127032 The Empire Needs Men! All Answer the Call, probably 2nd World War poster (colour litho) by Wardle, Arthur (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helped by the Young Lion)

The Queens Shilling (oil on panel)
3822328 The Queens Shilling (oil on panel) by Henderson, W.S.P. (fl.1836-74); 50.5x68 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; (add.info.: The term the Kings Shilling)

Wartime recruiting posters at Paddington Station, 1915
Recruiting posters were a popular way of encouraging men to enlist. Millions of posters were produced and displayed up and down the country during the war

Silhouette of Soldier with Rifle and Bayonet, "Be Ready! Join Now", World War I Recruitment Poster
Silhouette of Soldier with Rifle and Bayonet, " Be Ready! Join Now", World War I Recruitment Poster, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, United Kingdom, 1915

WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a boy scout presenting us with a queue of civilians lining up to serve the British forces by enlisting

Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901
Potential recruits in front of a doctors for a medical to join the Yeomanry in the war in South Africa. Date: February 1901

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Nuetra bandera La de Espana! Alistaos en el Requete! (Our Flag, the Spanish One! Join the Requete!). Carlist poster

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Alistaos en las milicias del POUM (Join the POUM militia). Poster by Siwe (1936)

New Army Recruits Being Sworn in by Major Seth Gayle, Jr. Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974358 New Army Recruits Being Sworn in by Major Seth Gayle, Jr. Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

New Recruit Kemit Kuhn of West Virginia, being Examined by Army Doctor Major Seth Gayle, Washington DC, c
3964307 New Recruit Kemit Kuhn of West Virginia, being Examined by Army Doctor Major Seth Gayle, Washington DC, c.1941 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Canadiens-Francais enrolez-vous!, 1915 (colour litho)
5322829 Canadiens-Francais enrolez-vous!, 1915 (colour litho) by Hider, Arthur H. (1870-1952); 103x68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadiens-Francais enrolez-vous)

It may be for years, and it may be for ever, 1888. Creator: Unknown
It may be for years, and it may be for ever, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Follow the Drum, c. 1900 (poster, recruiting)
5929342 Follow the Drum, c.1900 (poster, recruiting) by Hassall, I (19th century) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Follow the Drum, 1900 (c)

Armia Polska We Francyi, c. 1917 (colour litho)
862833 Armia Polska We Francyi, c.1917 (colour litho) by Benda, Wladislaw Theodore (1873-1948); c cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polish Army in France); The Stapleton Collection

Five Recruits: Ummee Chund, Indur, Goolzaree, Bukhtawur and Juhaz, c. 1815-16 (opaque w / c on paper)
5973724 Five Recruits: Ummee Chund, Indur, Goolzaree, Bukhtawur and Juhaz, c.1815-16 (opaque w/c on paper) by Khan, Ghulam Ali (fl.1820s) (family of) (attr)

Enrolement in the British arma. c. 1916 (engraving)
6437595 Enrolement in the British arma. c.1916 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. England. World War II. " Step into your place")

U. S. Marine - Be a sea soldier, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052248 U.S. Marine - Be a sea soldier, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052059 National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: God speed the plough and the woman who drives it); British

Patriotism in the North (litho)
3622423 Patriotism in the North (litho) by Russell, Walter (1871-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patriotism in the North, American Civil War)

The Voice of the Draft, 21st July 1863 (litho)
696095 The Voice of the Draft, 21st July 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 45.5x30.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

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"Enlistment: A Historical Journey of Duty and Sacrifice" Step back in time to Carclew House, Mylor, Cornwall on Friday 2nd July 1915, where the DCLI recruiting march took place. Brave men gathered, ready to answer their country's call. Fast forward to 1941, when an advert for recruiting women for the WaF appeared. The war needed heroes from all walks of life, and women stepped up with courage and determination. In EVCW2A-00048, we witness the testing of recruits for the Boer War in 1901. These young individuals were put through rigorous assessments as they prepared themselves for battle. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) brought about a rallying cry - "Nuetra bandera" and "Alistaos en las. " Citizens united under one flag, enlisting to defend their beliefs against tyranny. World War II saw British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees standing side by side. Amidst chaos and uncertainty, these brave souls sought refuge while others enlisted to protect their homeland. "The Queens Shilling, " depicted in an oil painting on panel, symbolizes loyalty and commitment. Men willingly offered their service upon receiving this token of honor from Queen and country. Through powerful posters like "Take Up the Sword of Justice" (1915), our ancestors were reminded that fighting for justice was worth every sacrifice. Their enlistment became a testament to their unwavering belief in freedom. Yet not everyone could join the ranks; some stayed at home due to various circumstances during WWI as humorously portrayed by H. M Bateman's cartoon titled "A Man who stayed at Home. " "And no wonder. " exclaimed another H. M Bateman cartoon capturing both admiration and astonishment towards those who enlisted despite facing unimaginable hardships during wartime. Reflecting on history reminds us that enlistment goes beyond mere recruitment.