Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women’s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAAC
gptkbp:activity catering
telecommunications
clerical work
mechanical work
storekeeping
domestic work
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1921
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Dame_Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkbp:formed 1917
gptkbp:gender gptkb:female
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Dame_Florence_Simpson
gptkb:Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkbp:notableEvent first women’s corps in British Army
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:purpose free men for front-line service
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Queen_Mary’s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
April 1918
gptkbp:role support for British Army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Queen_Mary’s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
gptkbp:type auxiliary corps
gptkbp:uniform khaki tunic and skirt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women’s_Army_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps