The Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service began life as the Woman Police Volunteers at the outbreak of the First World War. Its driving force was a pioneer policewoman by the name of Miss Damer Dawson who argued the case for the enrolment of policewoman to help the war effort.
Commandant Margaret Damer Dawson and Sub-Commandant Mary AllenMany women applied who had supported the Suffrage movement.
Following the recommendation of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Edward Henry, one of the most formidable tasks of the war was handed over to the women police, and this made a great demand on all their powers of organisation to cope with it.
The Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service entered into a contract to train, equip and supply a disciplined body of women for police work in munitions factories.
The first agreement signed between the Women Police Service and the Ministry of Munitions was on 7 July 1916 was called the Queens Ferry Agreement. The second agreement was signed and dated 31 October 1916 called the Gretna Agreement. Other agreements soon followed to police other munitions factories. (Submitted by Alan Leitch)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service, Elie Harris, c1918 (Submitted by Ray Ricketts)
