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Jessie Millar Wilson M.B.E. : Wartime Memories of a Lady Y.M.C.A. Volunteer
in France 1915-1918
Edited by Joan Duncan. 96 pages.
During the First World War the YMCA established 10,000 recreational centres in
France, Italy, the Mediterranean, and on the 'home front' to cater for the welfare
needs of the troops. Over 40,000 women answered the call for volunteers, with the
ones serving in France even paying their own travel and accommodation expenses.
This is the story of one such centre 'HUT 15' at Harfleur, France, close to the
great reinforcement camps at Le Havre through which many thousands of servicemen
passed on their way to deployment in the trenches of northern France. Here, the
"Lady Volunteers" ran canteen facilities, entertainment, organised games, lectures,
and discussion groups.
If your grandfather, family member or ancestor served in France during WW1 he
is very likely to have visited one of these establishments. Read how the troops
spent their leisure time behind the front lines in preparation for the next big
push.
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