Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Employer Winifred Holtby
WH worked as a Hostel Forewoman (the female equivalent to Sergeant) with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in Huchenneville, France.
Shaw, Marion. The Clear Stream: A Life of Winifred Holtby. Virago.
78-9
Literary Setting Muriel Box
MB 's play takes place between March and November 1918, in a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps headquarters a few miles behind the British lines in France, formerly a farm labourer's cottage. It traces the...
Occupation Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda
In this position she was responsible for recruiting women for agricultural work and the collection of woollen, cotton, and paper goods for salvage and recycling, and she organised provincial selection boards for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Occupation Winifred Holtby
In July 1918, WH enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps . After a brief stint in an officer's club in Mayfair, she was sent to France.
Berry, Paul, and Mark Bostridge. Vera Brittain: A Life. Chatto and Windus.
140
Shaw, Marion. The Clear Stream: A Life of Winifred Holtby. Virago.
77-8
Performance of text Cicely Hamilton
CH 's nativity play, The Child in Flanders, was first performed for troops based in Abbeville, France, in collaboration with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press.
154
Travel F. Tennyson Jesse
FTJ was sent to France by England's Ministry of Information to write about the Women's Army.
Colenbrander, Joanna. A Portrait of Fryn. A. Deutsch.
84

Timeline

May 1916: Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis,...

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May 1916

Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis , 20 women began driving army vehicles for the War Office under the auspices of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps .

May 1916: Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis,...

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May 1916

Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis , 20 women began driving army vehicles for the War Office under the auspices of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps .

11 March 1917: Field-Marshal Haig agreed in principle that...

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11 March 1917

Field-Marshal Haig agreed in principle that women could be employed with the army fighting in France. The first notices for the recruitment into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) appeared this month throughout Britain.

7 July 1917: The Army Council Instruction No. 1069 formally...

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7 July 1917

The Army Council Instruction No. 1069 formally declared the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was to substitute women for soldiers in certain home employment or on lines of communication overseas.

April 1918: The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was renamed...

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May 1920: The Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (formerly...

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May 1920

9 September 1938: The ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service, later...

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9 September 1938

The ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service, later the Women's Royal Army Corps ) was formed by direct order of the king, George VI .

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