Female Munitions Workers, Coalville

Female Munitions Workers, Coalville
Female Munitions Workers, Coalville
Female Munitions Workers, Coalville
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Female Munitions Workers, Coalville
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"LEICESTER 1914-1918" - MILL LANE
Strongroom Stack 48
Leicester 1914-1918
Military Coalville - Shell dump - women loading shells onto track car
1/4 Glass plate negative
07/02/1919
c67 45
GP4470

Negatives Collection, The Record Office.

During World War 1 Hermitage brickyard in Coalville was used to produce munitions. Due to the male workforce of the area either serving in the forces or working in the coal mines, women were often employed to manufacture weapons.
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GP4470
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