first women's unit in the British Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/first_women%27s_unit_in_the_British_Army
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1921
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1917
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first women's unit in the British Army
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Women's_Army_Auxiliary_Corps_(WAAC)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:purpose support roles
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:women
gptkbp:significance first time women served in the British Army in non-combat roles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women's_Army_Auxiliary_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4