Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Queen_Mary's_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation QMAAC
gptkbp:activePeriod 1917–1921
gptkbp:awards various military honors
gptkbp:badge crown and laurel wreath
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:casualties over 80 women died in service
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1921
gptkbp:established 1917
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:Dame_Florence_Simpson
gptkbp:formed gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
gptkbp:members gptkb:women
gptkbp:motto None officially recorded
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Queen_Mary
gptkbp:notableEvent bombing of Etaples camp 1918
gptkbp:notableFor first women’s corps in the British Army
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Dame_Florence_Simpson
gptkb:Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:peakPeriod over 57,000 women
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Women's_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
gptkbp:purpose release men for front-line service
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Voluntary_Aid_Detachment
gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
gptkb:Women's_Royal_Naval_Service
gptkbp:role non-combatant support
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
gptkbp:uniform khaki tunic and skirt
gptkbp:website None (historical organization)
gptkbp:主要职责 driving
telecommunications
cooking
clerical work
mechanical work
storekeeping
nursing assistance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women's_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
gptkb:women's_branch_of_the_British_Army
gptkb:British_Army_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6