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the LIFE OF A WAAC [Main]
The film uses actuality material backed by some acting. It begins with a WAAC recruiting march and inspection, before going on to show a girl noticing the advertisement placard for Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (the official 1918 title of the WAAC) in Trafalgar Square. She picks up a leaflet from (Mrs Jackson at) the Ministry of Labour recruiting office. After joining she is given a uniform an…
Subject
- EFG1914
- British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps1
- recruitment, British military: recruiting march
- recruitment, British military: Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
- buildings, British - institutional: Ministry of Labour
- training, British military
- operations, British military - routine
- society, British military - sustenance
- animals, mammals: dog
- society, British military - hygiene
- …
- World War I
- World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Subject
- EFG1914
- British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps1
- recruitment, British military: recruiting march
- recruitment, British military: Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
- buildings, British - institutional: Ministry of Labour
- training, British military
- operations, British military - routine
- society, British military - sustenance
- animals, mammals: dog
- society, British military - hygiene
- …
- World War I
- World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Imperial War Museums
Creation date
- 1918
- 1918
Places
- GB, England
- GB, England & London, WC <Trafalgar Square>
- GB, England & London, SW <Ministry of Labour and National Service>
- United Kingdom
- Hyde Park
- Folkestone
- Trafalgar Square
- Aldershot
- England
- London
- England
- United Kingdom
- Folkestone
Provenance
- Imperial War Museums
Identifier
- IWM_412
- IWM_412
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1918
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2013-12-19T08:46:47.422Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T12:49:15.528Z