The cry for recruits

Reference

Bibliographic record numberb1100728SLSA catalogueCatalogue Record

Publication

CreatorSoldier's sweetheart (Poet), author.Additional creatorGleeson, E. W, author.TitleThe cry for recruitsDate of publication[1916?]Description

Poem attributed to E.W. Gleeson decrying the lack of Australian recruits for the war effort in Europe. The writer advocates conscription as a way to remedy the situation.

Relates to

EventWorld War OneThemeLiterature during wartimeConscription during World War OneRecruitment and enlistmentSubjectBroadsides -- South Australia.Draft -- South Australia.World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia -- Propaganda.Australia -- Politics and government -- 1914-1918.

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Unity content ID4718Unity categorySouth Australians at warUnity sub-categoryCommemoration & Creative Responses : Literature : On the homefrontConflicts : World War One : All World War One materialConflicts : World War One : Recruitment and enlistmentConscription : Conscription during World War One

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