[Front of postcard.]

Photographed from Life

And Designed to ASSIST RECRUITING by CHARLES BARRETT, Manager St. Kilda Theatre (opposite Railway Station)

[Handwritten addition:] The Appeal

[A coloured photo of two groups of men standing in the street near a recruitment poster. On the left, a group of four men in civilian suits. On the right, five men in military uniform – four have crutches or canes, and one is missing an arm. One soldier points with his cane to the recruitment poster in the centre.]

[The text at the top of the poster reads:]

WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR

YOU [underlined]

NOW BOYS PLAY THE GAME

& FIGHT FOR US!

[Below this text is a picture of a British flag, and below that, the text:]

Fight for it.

Work for it.

[Back of postcard.]

POST CARD

(St. Kilda Theatre Recruiting Series – No. 1)

[The postcard is divided with a line down the centre. The right-hand side is blank, except for a handwritten number '3606'. On the left, it reads:]

[Heading:] The Shirker’s Chorus

I'd like to be a Soldier,

Tho' I wouldn't go to War;

I'd like to be a Sailor,

But I'd sooner stay ashore.

I’d like to wear the Victoria Cross,

Without the wounds or scars;

But I mean to stay at home, 'cos I'm

The Favorite Son of Ma's.

With Compliments from

[Space for signature.]

[In small text at the bottom left:] BARKER & COUSINS, DISTINCTIVE PRINTERS.

103-5 LITTLE COLLINS ST., MELBOURNE