Shaw, Marion. The Clear Stream: A Life of Winifred Holtby. Virago, 1999.
78-9
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Employer | Winifred Holtby | WH
worked as a Hostel Forewoman (the female equivalent to Sergeant) with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
in Huchenneville, France. |
| 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, 1995. 140 Shaw, Marion. The Clear Stream: A Life of Winifred Holtby. Virago, 1999. 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, 1990. 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, 1984. 84 |
Timeline
May 1916: Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis,...
Building item
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
.
McLaren, Barbara. Women of the War. Hodder and Stoughton, 1917.
136, 137
May 1916: Under the leadership of Christobel Ellis,...
Building item
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
.
McLaren, Barbara. Women of the War. Hodder and Stoughton, 1917.
136, 137
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.
Crosthwait, Elizabeth. “The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1914-1918”. Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work, edited by Leonore Davidoff and Belinda Westover, Tiptree, 1986.
162
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
88
Stanley, Jo. “Women’s History Month: Parliamentary debate: Should women work on warships? Army accepts women in principle, for first time”. Women’s History Network Blog, 10 Mar. 2010.
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.
Crosthwait, Elizabeth. “The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1914-1918”. Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work, edited by Leonore Davidoff and Belinda Westover, Tiptree, 1986.
164
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
88
April 1918: The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was renamed...
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April 1918
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
was renamed Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
92
May 1920: The Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (formerly...
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May 1920
The Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
(formerly the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
) was disbanded.
Crosthwait, Elizabeth. “The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1914-1918”. Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work, edited by Leonore Davidoff and Belinda Westover, Tiptree, 1986.
181
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
169
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
.
“A Brief History of the Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps, Auxiliary Territorial Service and Women’s Royal Army Corps”. WRAC Association.
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