Fall in the fire-bomb fighters! (Herbert Morrison)
A hand holds a hose nozzle spraying over red flames, under the command 'Fall in the fire-bomb fighters!' signed with the minister's name, '-Herbert Morrison'. The signed personal call from a named office-holder is the tell: the appeal rests on his name and authority, with no further argument.
- Date
- 1940
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Ministry of Home Security (printed for H.M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd; IWM Art.IWM PST 13833)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- Testimonial
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Imperial War Museums (scan via Wikimedia Commons), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright expired; PD-UKGov per Wikimedia Commons)
Unknown artist; Ministry of Home Security (sponsor); J. Weiner Ltd, London WC1 (printer); Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Imperial War Museums, Art.IWM PST 13833; scan via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
FALL IN THE FIRE-BOMB FIGHTERS! -HERBERT MORRISON ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY [imprint, lower right:] PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD. LONDON. W.C.I. 51-8538
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