If You Cannot Put the "I" into Fight You Can Put the "PAY" Into Patriotism | The Canadian Home Front | From Vimy to Juno: Canadians Through Two World Wars | From Vimy to Juno: Canadians Through Two World Wars

Canadians who could not go overseas were constantly encouraged to help the war effort by donating money, cutting food consumption, and volunteering their time. Poster circa 1915. Please find the poster transcription below.

Illustrated poster, colour. Top half: A soldier is shown pointing a gun with a bayonet. Bottom half: A man in factory clothing is shown putting money into a box labelled "The Canadian Patriotic Fund." — (Canadian War Museum, No. 19900348-025.)

*The poster is transcribed in full.*

If you cannot put the "I" into fight you can put the "pay" into patriotism by giving to the Canadian patriotic fund.

The Canadian patriotic fund - his monthly gift.

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