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title: 'Thank You, says the soldier: Caring for Evacuees is a National Service'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-thank-you-says-the-soldier-evacuees-1939/
description: A drawn soldier writes a letter, shown in handwriting beside a photograph of a mother holding a baby, thanking the household that took them in as evacuees.
section: Collection
---

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[![Thank You, says the soldier: Caring for Evacuees is a National Service, 1939 UK poster: A drawn soldier writes a letter](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-thank-you-says-the-soldier-evacuees-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-thank-you-says-the-soldier-evacuees-1939.jpg)

# Thank You, says the soldier: Caring for Evacuees is a National Service

A drawn soldier writes a letter, shown in handwriting beside a photograph of a mother holding a baby, thanking the household that took them in as evacuees. The soldier's voice vouches for the scheme, which is the testimonial tell, and the slogan frames hosting as a 'national service'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Thank you
SAYS THE SOLDIER

to hear that you and
the baby are now away
safe in the country. It's
grand too, to know that
you are both so happy
and comfortable ther[e]
Will you pleas[e]
thank Mrs Randa[ll]

CARING FOR EVACUEES
IS A NATIONAL SERVICE

ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
```

[← Telling a Friend May Mean Telling the Enemy](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-telling-a-friend-may-mean-telling-the-enemy-1939/) [Give thanks to the everyday heroes of Britain's Merchant Navy →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-thanks-merchant-navy-everyday-heroes-1939/)

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