Radiolocation - Train with the Army or with the A.T.S.
A stylised black-and-white field of radar-like stripes holds the silhouette of an aircraft with German crosses, above two hands turning dials, and a recruiting message for men and women. The silhouetted enemy bomber supplies the threat that makes the call 'urgently required' feel pressing; the text names the Royal Artillery, RAOC and the A.T.S.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- War Office recruiting (HM Stationery Office; printed by Greycaine, Ltd.); artist Abram Games
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Themes
- War and the military, Science and technology, Gender and suffrage
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright, 50 years from publication, expired before 1996; no URAA restoration)
War Office and HM Stationery Office, artist Abram Games, printed by Greycaine, Ltd., c. 1939-1945. US National Archives (NAID 44266971, 44-PF-359).
Text on the object
radiolocation TRAIN WITH THE ARMY OR WITH THE A.T.S MEN AND WOMEN ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIOLOCATION EQUIPMENT IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS. PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY RECRUITING OFFICE AND IN THE CASE OF WOMEN, FROM ANY RECRUITING OFFICE OR LABOUR EXCHANGE. A. GAMES R.E. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Greycaine Limited, Watford and London. 51. 1113
