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If I should die, think only this of me:

That theres some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England.

1914

The Soldier (1914) Rupert Brooke 18871915

The lamps are going out all

over Europe; we shall not see
them lit again in our lifetime.
Lord Grey of Fallodon 18621933

Do your duty bravely.

Fear God. Honour the King.
message to soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force,
August 1914. Lord Kitchener 18501916

The United States must be neutral

in fact as well as in name.
message to the senate, 19 August 1914. Woodrow Wilson 18561924

Keep the Home-fires burning,

While your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away
They dream of Home. Theres a silver lining
Through the dark cloud shining;
Turn the dark cloud inside out,
Till the boys come Home.
Till the Boys Come Home! (1914 song);
music by Ivor Novello. Lena Guilbert Ford 18701918

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU.

slogan on recruitment poster, 1914, showing Lord Kitchener pointing