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In this extract a woman who served in the Women’s Voluntary Service describes some of the work she and her friends did in an aircraft factory.   During the First World War Britain had learnt how valuable women could be to the war effort. As soon as war broke out women were conscripted into the armed forces and into essential industries. As in the First World War, women took over the jobs of men serving in the forces. This activity included everything from window cleaning to driving buses. One area where women were used extensively was in aircraft production. The list of jobs described by the woman in this clip gives us an insight into the work done by women and how well they did it. This clip complements the film ‘Workers Weekend’.
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Video Length: 44
Date Found: April 04, 2008
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UK National Archives |
February 17, 2010
Short film describing the role of one of William I’s Domesday commissioners.
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UK National Archives |
February 08, 2010
A documentary re-creation of the 1951 Festival of Britain South Bank Exhibition
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UK National Archives |
December 16, 2008
This is an impressive display of US military might. Landing craft take marines to the beach who then storm ashore. Since the 19th century France had ruled Vietnam. During the Second World War Japan had taken over Vietnam. At the end of the war the French wanted to rule Vietnam but Ho Chi Minh, ...
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UK National Archives |
September 29, 2008
Henry explains how important letters were. The post is good on the whole. He explains that soldiers like descriptions of ordinary daily life. He also explains that long letters can also be used as toilet paper! He also points out that soldiers often get bad news. He then explains censorship and ...
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UK National Archives |
July 25, 2008
This clip shows trainee Tommies digging trenches, probably in England in 1915. The clip closes with instruction on rifles and a machine gun. The film shows troops training before being sent to the western front in 1915. They are all volunteers, persuaded to join up by Lord Kitchener's ...
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