A British WW1 poster, 76 x 50cm.Women began pushing for their own uniformed service to help the ware
A British WW1 poster, 76 x 50cm.Women began pushing for their own uniformed service to help the wareffort right from the start, in August 1914. The War Office foundthat many jobs done by soldiers in France could be done by womeninstead, so the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed inDecember 1916. It was renamed Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps inApril 1918.The Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) was established in November1917, and the Women’s Royal Air Force on April 1st, 1918. Over 100,000 women joined the British armed forces during the war. -- source link
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