17 October 2024 19:30
Nigel Crompton - "The Women's Police Service in the Great War"
The Talk: Includes a description of the involvement of the Ministry of Munitions during 1916 that led to massive growth in the number of female police officers required to guard different factories. We look at the forming of the service, the founder members who sometimes had very colourful backgrounds in the Suffragette movement. Using photographs, the presentation includes the pay, conditions of service, training and where they were stationed. After the war, the closing of numerous factories resulted in a number of WPS members finding positions in police forces but not all areas of the country welcomed the WPS and in 1921 they became the Women's Auxiliary Service. A very different story from the Great War!
About the Speaker: Nigel Crompton has been speaking on local history and other related subjects for nearly 35 years. His interest in the Great War stems from his Grandfather and other relatives plus his ongoing involvement with Fire Service/ Safety organisations, which have led to his writing articles and researching a different side to the Great War. Nigel graduated from the University of Birmingham with an MA in British History - First World War Studies.
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