'He did his duty. Will You do Yours?', 1914

Chromolithograph recruiting poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 20, 1914.

Field Marshal Lord Roberts was probably Britain's most famous soldier when the war broke out in 1914. He died of pneumonia at St Omer in France during a visit to Indian troops in November of that year. After lying in state in Westminster Hall, one of only two non-Royals to do so in the 20th century, the other being Winston Churchill, he was given a state funeral. Roberts had been a soldier for over 50 years and this poster appeals to recruits to follow his example of service and loyalty.