Women’s Voluntary Service for Civil Defence
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
civil defence organisation |
gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:WVS
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:founded |
1938
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Stella_Isaacs,_Marchioness_of_Reading
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women’s Voluntary Service for Civil Defence
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gptkbp:notableAction |
assisted during the Blitz
provided food and clothing to civilians ran rest centres and mobile canteens supported evacuation of children |
gptkbp:purpose |
support civil defence during World War II
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gptkbp:renamed |
Women’s Royal Voluntary Service
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Royal_Voluntary_Service
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Stella_Reading,_Baroness_Reading
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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