Join the territorial army : a moment's reflection should decide

Designed by Thomas Somerfield, this poster depicts the silhouette of a business man man gazing into a river, which shows his reflection as a soldier. The background is of a silhouetted army camp. The poster aims at encouraging men to join the Territorial Army. The Territorial Force (TF) was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army. The Territorial Force was formed by the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, which combined and re-organised the old Volunteer Army with the remaining units of militia and Yeomanry. The TF was envisaged as a home defence force for service during wartime; units were liable to serve anywhere within the United Kingdom when the force was embodied, but could not be compelled to serve outside the country.