Sir Hedley Francis Le Bas (1868–1926) was a British publisher and advertising executive. He is best known for the World War I recruiting campaign using the slogan "Your Country Needs You".
"Your Country Needs You", iconic British recruiting poster with Lord Kitchener, the campaign being the work of Hedley Le Bas
Lord Kitchener Wants You is a 1914 advertisement by Alfred Leete which was developed into a recruitment poster. It depicted Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, above the words "WANTS YOU". Kitchener, wearing the cap of a British field marshal, stares and points at the viewer calling them to enlist in the British Army against the Central Powers. The image is considered one of the most iconic and enduring images of World War I. A hugely influential image and slogan, it has inspired imitations in other countries.
The London Opinion published poster: "Britons: Lord Kitchener Wants You. Join Your Country's Army! God save the King." Modern reproduction from IWM
Eric Field's original design that caught the attention of Lord Kitchener
British World War I recruiting poster featuring the national personification, John Bull, c. 1915. "Who's absent? Is it you?"
John Redmond. Join an Irish Regiment, 1915