ARMBAND, BLUE - ARMADALE WOMEN'S EMERGENCY CORP
1939 - 1945Blue rectangle cloth armband. The two ends held together by two pieces of white elastic to form a band of cloth. Sewn into the band are capital letters [A.W.E.C.]embroidered in black cotton.
The Armadale Women's Emergency Corps were trained in anything that was thought to be necessary. This included: self-sufficiency, cleaning carburettors, changing tyres, firing guns, first aid, stretcher bearing, ambulance work, elementary nursing, and signalling by morse.They were trained by Constable Roy Fletcher (the local policeman), and together they raised money to buy a car, which they then converted into an ambulance. The AWEC's uniform consisted of a button up shirt, a dark tie and overalls, with a beret being worn in winter, and a white pith helmet in summer. There were more than 50 women in the AWEC. One member, Josephine Winstone, joined the air force in 1942, where she worked in a hospital, practicing what she had been taught during her time in the AWEC.
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This collection of objects is associated with the Armadale Women's Emgergency Corps (AWEC) which was a volunteer organisation formed as part of a local defense and support system in the Armadale Kelmscott Road Board during World War Two. The Corps was created and run by Constable Roy Fletcher of the Armadale Police Station and was made up of local single women from the district.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
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LETTER OF APPRECIATION FOR ALBERT DRAWBRIDGE
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MEMORIAL OF BAPTISM MISS C.M.GILLMORE
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MEDAL, MEMBERSHIP - R.A.O.B. LODGE, A DRAWBRIDGE
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MEDAL, MEMBERSHIP - R.A.O.B. LODGE, A DRAWBRIDGE
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BOUQUET - PAPER AND RIBBON FLOWERS
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PLATE, DECORATIVE - FLORAL
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WOOL, SPUN - WHITE BALL OF
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BASKET, TRINKET - BASE DECORATED
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BASKET, TRINKET - LID DECORATED
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ANIMAL, TOY - RABBIT MADE FROM A SOCK
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CONTAINER, SCISSORS - HANDCRAFTED FOR MANICURE SCISSORS
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PLAQUE - TO RAY WHITE FROM THE ARMADALE WOMENS EMERGENCY CORPS
