Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (1917–1918) was later named Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (1918–1920). Over 57,000 women served between January 1917 and November 1918 mostly in the UK, in roles such as clerical and mechanical work. On 31 March 1917 women in the WAAC were first sent to the battlefields in France, the corps was disbanded in September 1921.

Most of the service records were destroyed following a German air raid in September 1940. Those which have survived have suffered fire, water and mould damage. The National Archives at Kew, Surrey, have digitised these to prevent further damage and they can be searched and viewed online. The last WAAC veteran was , who died in 2008.

We have identified a number of members of the W.A.A.C. with Sheffield connections

All these ladies service records can be downloaded from TNA

Surname	First Name	Date of Birth	Where Born	Maiden Name
Archer	Elaine Rowena Judith	27/10/1885
Battersby	Evelyn Annie	28/10/1893
Bennett	Gertrude	27/7/1893
Biggin	Ida	28/9/1896
Billcliffe	Sarah Elizabeth	23/8/1897	Brightside
Bower	Ellen	22/12/1895
Briggs	Nellie	28/6/1893		Foweather
Brignell	Jane	6/2/1892		Stringer
Brown	Hilda	25/7/1896
Clarke	Lily Lee	6/03/1900	Walkley
Dickinson	Annie	27/2/1877
Gregory	Catherine	23/8/1896
Heaton	Margaret Gladys	5/10/1894
Holmes	Ethel Mary	11/1/1882		Reeve
Jackson	Alice	10/2/1896
Johnston	Ida	23/10/1895
Lowe	Edith Mary	22/11/1898
Marshall	Amy	13/1/1894	Walkley
Mawson	Ruth	28/2/1893
Mawson	Constance	4/3/1894
Milnes	Evelyn	24/8/1891
Newell	Florence Gertrude	25/7/1891
Newell	Ada	5/10/1899
Platts	Amy Laura	1/3/1898
Reddish	Florence May	26/5/1883
Roe	Beatrice	18/2/1898
Salter	Olive Alice	13/1/1891		Genders
Smithers	Emily	25/12/1885
Thornhill	Edith	31/10/1899
Watmough	Beatrice Amy	8/12/1899
Whitworth	Marjorie	19/3/1896
Wild	Mary	5/5/1892

Further records available