The Women Police Service in World War One

Nigel Crompton


Organisation:
NCAhistory.com
Regions:
Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Northamptonshire
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Hobby
Fee:
Unknown: £40-£50
Category:
History
Updated:
24th March 2024

From its embryonic first steps with the need to protect Belgian refugees, through to a force of over 1,000 officers working in differenrt environments we chart the progress of this organisation through to its demise in the early 1920's. The story begins however with suffragettes and suffragists, including some who had been to prison and force fed. Mention is made of the intervention of the Ministry of Munitions requiring many hundreds of officers to undertake duty in explosive and other munitions factories.
Interestingly, they never used an apostrophe 's' in their title.

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About Nigel Crompton

I have been speaking for over 30 years on a range of subjects to many different and varied audiences. These include Rotary Clubs, Probus, Schools and different associations and special interest groups throughout the UK. At the age of 55 I was invited to go to University for the first time and gained a Masters Degree in British History, specializing in First World War Studies. During my career in the fire service I undertook presenting to many folk on the development of the Fire Service and other emergency services. Whilst I am based in Buckinghamshire, I have travelled widely not only researching but assisting with exhibitions and displays as well as giving talks.


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