Impression
sketch of Lady Signallers - by Jamie.
6 May saw a meeting at the Queen’s
Hall,
Of Women Signallers Territorial
Corps;
In a demonstration the women showed
Their ability of taking on signaller’s
duties.
Earl Kitchener’s sister, Mrs F. E.
Parker
Was the Commander in Chief, along
with
Lady Glanusk as Hon. President, to
work
To release more men onto the firing
line.
The women signallers were then a
corps
Organised as Territorial’s, based
from
London General Headquarters along
with
Organisation of secretaries and
instructors
Looking for educated women with
leisure
Time and wanting ‘to do their bit’ would
Discover variety in signallers work
– map
Work is essential, open to ways to
learn.
The signaller will learn whistle,
lamp, buzzer
Heliograph, air-line, cable,
semaphore flags
And mechanical arms and morse code –
All volunteers should like out of
doors life.
The need is for physically strong
women,
To welcome discomfort - ready and able
For camp life and able to study
‘Signalling
And Map Reading' by E. John Solano.
Students should buy 2 flags for
regulation
Signalling, at 1s 6d each with
Telegraph
Morse key, with electrical
connections
Or Morse lamp sounder and buzzer set.
To self-fund they can get a 3ft
square
Regulation signalling flag, Morse
card,
Semaphore card and Eggar Morse card
Altogether 8s, along with an entry
fee.
A woman on the course would be
instructed
In motor driving, riding, despatch
carrying,
First aid and shooting revolvers and
rifle -
With emphasis on efficient
signalling ability.
In semi flattery the statement is
that in order
To signal, women with average
intelligence
Can learn this easily with
satisfaction by
releasing a man and keeping ‘flag
flying.’
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915.
Women Signallers. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 8 May.
P.12. Col.1. Available at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11587044/Daily-Telegraph-May-8-1915.html
[Accessed: 9 May 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 9 May 2015).
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