This poster announces the requirement to enrol in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the consequences of failure to do so.
The Military Service Act 1916 introduced conscription, initially for Pākehā only. The act also made limited allowance for people who objected to serving. Only members of religious bodies that had, before the outbreak of war, declared military service 'contrary to divine revelation' could be exempted.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:Eph-D-WAR-WI-1916-01
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'Military Service Act 1916', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/military-service-act-1916, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 3-May-2016
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