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
- Tagged:
- Ww1 | Women's War Work | Women Police | Munitions Industry
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.
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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