propaganda poster, Men of Valor They Fight for you (HMCS Oakville)
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20010129-0496
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Wartime Information Board
Rogers, Mr. Reginald Hubert - Date Made 1942
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Advertising medium
- Department Art and Memorials
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1942/01/01
- Latest 1942/12/31
- Inscription MEN of VALOR They fight for you; HUBERT ROGERS '42 OTTAWA; Two-man boarding party from the Canadian corvette 'Oakville' subdues crew of German sub in Caribbean; ISSUED BY WARTIME INFORMATION BOARD, OTTAWA. PRINTED IN CANADA UE-7
- Medium ink
- Support paper
- Materials Not applicable
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Unit HMCS Oakville
- Person / Institution Subject, Lawrence, Mr. Harold E. J.Subject, Powell, Petty Officer
- Measurements Height 91.4 cm, Width 61.0 cm
- Caption Hubert Rogers (1898-1982)
- Additional Information A native of Prince Edward Island, Rogers served with the Royal Canadian Artillery during the First World War. He received art training in Toronto and Boston, then went on to extensive book illustrations work in the United States, where he was noted for pictures related to science fiction. In 1940 he offered his talents to the Canadian government, bur there was little for him to do. He returned to New York, but by 1942 Canadian authorities were better organized, Rogers was subsequently employed by the Wartime Information Board. His "Men of Valour" posters were among the most striking Canadian designs of the period. He also painted a large oil, Quebec Conference. Following the war he became an accomplished portrait and landscape painter; many of his works were acquired by the Royal Bank, Manotick, Ontario, where he was a longtime resident.
- Caption Men of Valor They Fight for you (HMCS Oakville)
- Additional Information Issued by the Wartime Information Board Ottawa. On August 28th, 1942 HMCS Oakville (corvette) engaged U-94 near Haiti. The submarine was attacked with depth charges, blown to the surface, hit by shells, rammed, and finally boarded by Sub-Lieutenant H.E.T. Lawrence and Petty Officer A.J. Powell. There was a brief gun battle on deck. Eventually some 26 Germans escaped from their sinking vessel. Lawrence received the Distinguished Service Cross for his role; in 1979 he published his memories under the title A Bloody War.