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
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Ministry of Health; printed by J. Weiner Ltd, London
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Home front, War and the military
- 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)
Ministry of Health, via U.S. National Archives (RG 44), c. 1939-1945.
Text on the object
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
