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- London Borough of Newham Public
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- Alice Saunders (nee Fairholme)
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- Essex
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- Civilian
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- A7354424
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- 28 November 2005
My group taking a rest from working on Munutions
Most single women and those married without children were expected to do their bit for the war effort. We were known as Bevin’s girls after the Minister of Labour who led the recruitment of women in those categories.
I was working in Barking at the Brassware factory before I got married. They made taps and the like before the war but switched to munitions during the hostilities. Initially I was helping make shells and then switched to inspecting caps. After the wedding and our move to Upminster Bridge, I was unable to continue and we were expected to do shift work and I was unable to get in for the early shift so I then got a job at Roneo in Romford.
It was while working here that we all listened to the radio and heard the news of the D Day landings that heralded the liberation of Europe and the end of the war.
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