Your King and Country Need You (Trevor)

Several different recruiting songs with the name "Your King and Country Want/Need You" were popularised in Britain at the beginning of the First World War. Your King and Country Need You with words by Huntley Trevor and music by Henry E. Pether^[1] was published at the start of the war as a recruiting song with the aim of persuading men to volunteer to enlist to fight in the War.

Recordings edit

Below is a list of artists who have recorded the song, with record company (where known), and recording date (where known):

Joseph Farrington, Cinch (HMV), 1914^[1]
Leo Ryan on YouTube, Famous Record, c. 1914
Harrison Latimer, Regal (G6795), c. 1914

Online edit

Sung by Leo Ryan on YouTube

References and notes edit

^ ^a ^b The AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music Search for "Your King and Country Need You"

[CHARM-1] The AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music Search for "Your King and Country Need You"

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