The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in France, 1917-1921

Philo-Gill, Samantha2017

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In March 1917, the first women to be enrolled into the British Army joined the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). The women substituted men in roles that the Army considered suitable, thereby freeing men to move up the line. The WAAC served, for example, as cooks, drivers, signallers, clerks, as well as gardeners in the military cemeteries. Due to their exemplary service, Queen Mary gave her name to the Corps in April 1918 and it became Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC). By the time the Corps was disbanded in 1921, approximately 53,000 women had served both at home and in France. This book details the establishment of the Corps and subsequently explores the experience of the WAAC who served in France.