Airborne Forces

A stylised painting shows a helmeted paratrooper with a Sten gun, with parachutists descending over fields and aircraft in the sky. The Pegasus emblem and heroic figure carry the unit's prestige onto the call for transfers (the transfer tell); the small print gives the extra daily pay.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Transfer

Date

1942

Period

Second World War

Made by

British Army (War Office), printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Henry Hildesley Ltd; artist Abram Games

Region

Western and Central Europe

Country

United Kingdom

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Churchill Government

Leader

Winston Churchill

Audience

Own forces

Purpose

Recruit

Theme

War and the military

Event

World War II

Regime

Churchill wartime government

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)
British Army / H.M. Stationery Office; artist Abram Games, 1942 or later. National Archives and Records Administration (NAID 44266190).

AIRBORNE FORCES

THE AIRBORNE FORCES OF THE BRITISH ARMY CONSIST OF PARACHUTE TROOPS AND GLIDER-BORNE TROOPS OF ALL ARMS OF THE SERVICE.

Officers and men in any Regiment or Corps (except R.A.C.), who are medically fit, may apply for transfer to a parachute or glider-borne unit of the Airborne Forces.
Additional pay is granted to the Airborne Forces at the rate of 2/- per day for parachute troops, and 1/- per day for glider-borne troops.
A limited number of officers and other ranks are urgently required for training as glider-pilots.
Applications for transfer or further information should be made to unit headquarters. Conditions of service are laid down in the following A.C.Is.—1677 of 1941, 275 & 490 of 1942.

[signature:] A. GAMES
Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Henry Hildesley Ltd. London. 51/2892