| Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV01019 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 76.2 x 51 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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`PALS' Battalion Q.M.A.A.C. : 1,000 women clerks required immediately...
Description
British First World War poster issued by the Army to promote the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC). Text only printed in blue ink on white in a banner style it calls for 1,000 women to sign up as clerks to work with the American Army in France. Applicants needed to be over 20 years of age and friends were encouraged to join up together as 'Pals' who would live and work together as extra inducement. The Women's Army Auxiliary Corp was a voluntary service formed in Britain circa 1916 as a response to great loses of men on the western front. The idea behind this service was to encourage women to volunteer to do administrative work for the Army so that more men could be freed up to fight. The service was renamed the Queen Mary's Auxiliary Army Corp in 1918 and was disbanded in 1921.
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