During the war children were encouraged to be ‘cheerful’ and ‘helpful’, to ease the worry and sorrow of the mothers and wives of soldiers. There were also many practical ways in which children could help the war effort.
'They Shall Not Perish' poster by Douglas Volk, 1918 - used by the American Committee for Relief in the Near East to raise money to assist Armenian refugees forcibly displaced by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
New Zealand women had always knitted, but this reached new heights during the war when hand-made knitted socks, balaclavas, scarves and gloves were in parcels sent to the troops.
Thousands of women across New Zealand supported the war effort in more than 900 patriotic and fund-raising organisations, which raised nearly £5 million for Belgian and French relief funds.
