The Women Police Service in World War One
From its embryonic first steps with the need to protect Belgian refugees, through to a force of over 1,000 officers working in different environments, this talk charts the progress of this organisation through to its demise in the early 1920’s.
The story begins with the 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, an apostrophe ‘s’ was never used in their title.
Tea and Coffee will be available.
Raffle
Large free car park adjacent to the hall.
Visitors and Non-Members are welcome – £5 pp
Photograph: ‘The Devil’s Porridge Museum”
Date
- Mon 16 Feb 2026
Time
Doors open at 7.15 pm- 19:30 - 21:30
Location
- Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1XP
Category
Organiser
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Abingdon Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
abingdon@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Nigel Crompton
A speaker for over 30 years with a Masters Degree in British History, specialising in First World War Studies. Presentations made on the development of the Fire Service and other emergency services.