36-651: (Redirected from Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps ) The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC ) can refer to: Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain) , a branch of the British military in the First World War Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) , India branch WWII Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (New Zealand) , a branch of the New Zealand military in World War II prior name of
72-634: A bordure gules, a chief azure semé of fleurs-de-lis or . Decree of 2 June 1948: "Beautiful city, victim of the two World Wars, holder of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918, was the scene of violent fighting in 1940, during the Battle of the Somme. Suffered many bombardments from May 1940 to Liberation , which have caused the destruction of more than one-third of its houses and very painful human losses. Its severely affected population in its flesh and in possessions, did no less face
108-539: A maximum in the months of July and August, the rains are frequent and distributed regularly in the year with precipitation totalling 781.3 millimetres (30.76 in) and 128 days with precipitation. The sunshine is average (1678 hours of sunshine) because of its position in the north and the oceanic influence also helps to prevent temperatures from being too high with only three days of intense heat (temperature > = 30 °C) and from being too cold with 6 days of heavy frost (temperature = -5 °C). The highest temperature
144-567: Is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France . It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme , it was the capital of Ponthieu . Abbeville is located on the river Somme , 20 km (12 mi) from its modern mouth in the English Channel . The majority of the town is located on the east bank of
180-615: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Women%27s Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain) The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC ), known as Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps ( QMAAC ) from 9 April 1918, was the women's corps of the British Army during and immediately after the First World War . It was established in February 1917 and disbanded on 27 September 1921. The corps
216-478: Is often made. Even Robert Louis erred in "The Armorial of the Somme", which earned an added erratum. Since then, the error is taken from copy to copy. Jacques Dulphy. Official The blason populaire of the people of Abbeville is "chés bourgeois d'Adville" . Abbeville was the capital of the former province of Ponthieu . Today, it is one of the three sub-prefectures of the Somme department . Presidential Elections Second Round: The commune
252-565: Is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme of which it has the headquarters. The subsoil contains many vestiges of the Pleistocene . This discovery was a founding element of prehistory as a science. The name Abbeville has been adopted to name a category of paleolithic stone tools . These stone tools are also known as handaxes . Various handaxes were found near Abbeville by Jacques Boucher de Perthes starting in 1838 and he
288-619: The Abbey of Saint-Riquier [ fr ] : it is the Act of birth of the abbatial field of Abbeville. The name, Abbeville, comes from the Latin and means " town (or more exactly) field of Abbots " (of Saint-Riquier). The first historical mention of Abbeville, in the chronicle of Hariulf , dates to 831 AD. It was a small island in the Somme , inhabited by fishermen who took refuge there with their boats and had fortified it against barbarian invasions from
324-659: The Bronze Age . Although the research of Jacques Boucher de Perthes has highlighted an occupation of the site of Abbeville ( Menchecourt-les-Abbeville quarter) from the Acheulean era, in Roman times it was a succession of marshes, similar to marsh of Saint-Gilles which remains today. Further to the north, the entire plateau between the Authie and the Somme was covered in primary forest . The Romans had to break through this forest massif for
360-640: The Contest of floral cities and villages [ fr ] . Abbeville has featured as the departure point for Stage 4 of the 2012 Tour de France and the departure point for Stage 1 of the 2011 Tour de Picardie . The commune has also been on the route of the Grand Prix de la Somme one-day cycle race. Abbeville will feature as the departure point for Stage 6 of the 2015 Tour de France , on 9 July. Voltaire , in his Dictionnaire philosophique (1769), wrote an article Torture , in which he set out an account of
396-908: The Women's Army Corps , a branch of the U.S. military in World War II See also [ edit ] Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Women's Army Auxiliary Corps . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Women%27s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps&oldid=1099421736 " Categories : Disambiguation pages British women in World War I Women in World War II Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732869732969432-635: The Women's Royal Air Force on the formation of the Royal Air Force . Demobilisation commenced after the Armistice in November 1918, and the corps was disbanded on 27 September 1921. The last surviving QMAAC veteran was Ivy Campany , who died in 2008. Instead of standard military ranks, a specific grading system was authorised by Army Council Instruction No. 1069, 1917. All insignia was worn on epaulettes except that for forewoman and assistant forewoman, which
468-500: The aerodrome and industrial areas of the arrondissement of Abbeville. Abbeville manufactured textiles, and in particular, linens and tablecloths when the Van Robais family created la Manufacture Royale des Rames in 1665; however after the Edict of Nantes was revoked and the subsequent migration of Protestants away from the area, the cloth business succumbed. Also affecting the economy of
504-524: The maladrerie des Frères du Val , moved to Grand-Laviers in the following century, before urban sprawl. Then accessible to boats, Abbeville became a port of the English Channel under the dependence of the Abbots of Saint-Riquier . Subsequently, the silting up of the Bay of Somme [ fr ] forced the sea to recede by 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), but the city continued to be a trading port. Abbeville became
540-642: The "Villa of the Abbé" because it once depended on the Abbey of Saint-Riquier [ fr ] . There are also Hableville in 1607 and Ableville in 1643, with transitional addition of an L. Abbekerke and Abbegem in Flemish . Abbeville boasted of having never been taken and was called Abbeville la pucelle ("the virgin"). It was also granted many privileges from the Capetian kings, to reward its loyalty. The Abbeville arms are blazoned Azure three bendlets or,
576-519: The QMAAC, all for brave conduct during air raids or shelling in rear areas. Seventeen women were also deployed as " Hush WAACs " with the military intelligence codebreaking team in France. A total of 17,000 members of the corps served overseas, although never more than 9,000 at one time. In April 1918, nearly 10,000 members employed on Royal Flying Corps air stations, both at home and in France, transferred to
612-470: The Somme, as well as on an island. It is located at the head of the Abbeville Canal, and is 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Amiens and approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Paris . It is also 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) as the crow flies from the Bay of Somme [ fr ] and the English Channel . In the medieval period , it was the lowest crossing point on the Somme and it
648-522: The Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle, which has been identified with the character Himbaldus (Château-Hubault). In the 7th century, the Benedictine monks of Saint-Valéry , Saint-Josse , Saint-Saulve de Montreuil , Forest-Montiers , Balance and Valloires cleared the woods that were close to their monasteries. The Frankish king Dagobert I then gave part of the forest of Crécy , the hermitage became
684-658: The city is attested in various forms over the centuries: Brittania (in the 3rd century), Abacivo villa (6th century), Bacivum palatium , Cloie and Cloye (in the 7th century), Abacivum villa , Basiu , Haymonis villa , Abbatis villa , Abbevilla (in the 11th century), Abbavilla , Abedvilla , Abatis villa , Abbasvilla , Abbisvilla , Abbevile in 1209, Abbevilla in ponticio in 1213, Abisvil , Abeville in 1255, Abbeville in 1266, Abbisville , Abbeville en Pontiu (13th century), Albeville , Aubeville in 1358, Albeville in 1347, Aubbeville , Aubeville , Abevile (1383), Abbativilla and, finally, Abbeville , meaning
720-653: The earlier form of stone tool, not found in Europe, is known as the Oldowan chopper. Some of these artifacts are displayed at the Musee Boucher-de-Perthes . A more refined and later version of handaxe production was found in the Abbeville/Somme River district. The more refined handaxe became known as the Acheulean industry, named after Saint-Acheul , today a suburb of Amiens . It retained some importance into
756-490: The intact commercial spirit of the inhabitants of Abbeville in the last months of the war. Maurois' Ni ange ni bete (Neither Angel, Nor Beast) is also set in Abbeville. Christian Morel de Sarcus [ fr ] , in his novel Déluges , Éditions Henry, November 2004 (2005 Prix Renaissance), evokes the bombing of 1940 and the floods of the Somme of 2001. The Romans occupied it and named it Abbatis Villa . The name of
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#1732869732969792-466: The line to Dompierre-sur-Authie opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947. Abbeville is located just near the A16 autoroute , and is about 1 hour 50 minutes by car from Paris. Abbeville has an oceanic climate due to its proximity to the ocean. The summers and winters are temperate and rainy, days of snow are fairly common (18 days of snow per year on average). There are 26 days of storm per year with
828-547: The martyrdom of the Chevalier de La Barre : When the Knight of La Barre, grandson of a lieutenant general of the armies, young man of great wit and great hope, but with the giddiness of unbridled youth, was convicted of having sung ungodly songs, and even to have passed before a procession of Capuchin without removing his hat, the judges of Abbeville, comparable to the Roman senators, ordered, not only that his tongue be torn out, his hand
864-509: The north. The Abbot Angilbert built a castle to defend this island, which depended on the Abbey of Saint-Riquier . It was an important fort city responsible for the defense of the Somme. In 992, Hugh Capet fortified the city and gave it to his daughter, Gisèle, on her marriage to Hugh I , Count of Ponthieu who resided in Montreuil. From the 12th century, the Abbot opened a leprosy hospice,
900-429: The object of repeated attacks by enemy aviation; despite its suffering and its mourning it has kept its patriotic faith intact." (14 August 1920 Olympics) Details: Charles V granted to Abbeville, by letters patent of 19 June 1369, Vincennes, to focus on its coat of arms the chief of France and the motto: "Fidelis". The Mayor's office of Abbeville uses this form, which voluntarily reverse the arms of Ponthieu. The mistake
936-423: The occupant businesses with a wonderful patriotism. Liberated on 2 September 1944, after severe fighting in streets, which was valiantly attended by its volunteer combatants inflicting severe losses on the enemy. In all circumstances proved worthy of a beautiful past of glory and loyalty to the motherland". (3 June 1948 Olympics) Citation to the order of the army of 12 August 1920: "By its military situation has been
972-554: The passage of the road from Amiens to the village of Ponches on the one hand, and on the other to the west by the road linking the Beauvaisis in Boulogne-sur-Mer . The couple Abbeville / Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is the key to the historical enigma of the landing of Magnus Maximus and his Britto-Roman troops in the spring of 383 AD (St-Valery = Leuconos > Pors Liogan; Abbeville = Talence > Tolente). The road to Paris passes near
1008-511: The town was the closure of the river port on the Somme River due to excessive silt. It also has cordage factories, carpet factories, and spinning mills. Finally, it also fabricates locks, has breweries, and produces food and, until 2007, sugar, Abbeville was awarded three flowers in 2007 by the Conseil des Villes et Villages Fleuris de France [Council of Floral Cities and Villages of France] in
1044-543: Was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 1 July 1952 and the record low is −17.4 °C (0.7 °F), which occurred during a particularly cold spell on 17 January 1985. Its inhabitants are called Abbevillois in French. The population of the commune is relatively old. Total: 22946 Total: 572445 Abbeville is the seat of the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie d'Abbeville – Picardie maritime [ fr ] . It manages ports,
1080-478: Was cut off, and his body be burned slowly; but they still applied torture to find out how many songs he had sung, and how many processions he had seen pass the hat on the head. It wasn't in the 13th or 14th century that this adventure came, it was in the 18th. Victor Hugo evoked the trips he made to Abbeville in his accounts of travel. André Maurois , in Les Silences du Colonel Bramble (1918) amusingly described
1116-600: Was established to free up men from administrative tasks for service at the front. It was divided into four sections including cookery, mechanical and clerical. Nursing services were administered separately, although an auxiliary corps of the Royal Army Medical Corps was set up to provide medical services for the QMAAC. On 31 March 1917, women in the WAAC were first sent to the theatre of war in France, at that stage just fourteen cooks and waitresses. Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
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1152-562: Was formed following a January 1917 War Office recommendation that women should be employed in non-combatant roles in the British Army in France. While recruiting began in March 1917, the corps was only formally instituted on 7 July 1917 by Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Macready , the adjutant-general , who appointed Dr Mona Chalmers Watson the first chief controller. More than 57,000 women served between January 1917 and November 1918. The corps
1188-556: Was nearby that Edward III's army crossed shortly before the Battle of Crécy in 1346. Just halfway between Rouen and Lille , it is the historical capital of the County of Ponthieu and maritime Picardy . Abbeville station is served by trains on the line between Boulogne-sur-Mer and Amiens and between Calais and Paris . Abbeville was the southern terminus of the Réseau des Bains de Mer ,
1224-559: Was the chief controller overseas, and Florence Leach was the controller of the cooks. In 1918, women doctors (attached to the QMAAC) were first posted to France. One such was Dr Phoebe Chapple , who was awarded the Military Medal for tending the wounded regardless of her own safety during an air raid on an WAAC camp near Abbeville in May 1918. In all, five military medals were awarded to members of
1260-421: Was the first to describe the stones in detail, pointing out in the first publication of its kind, in 1846, that the stones were chipped deliberately by early man , so as to form a tool. These stone tools which are some of the earliest found in Europe, were chipped on both sides so as to form a sharp edge, were known as Abbevillian handaxes or bifaces , but recently the term 'Abbevillian' is becoming obsolete as
1296-472: Was worn on the right upper arm. Most of the service records were destroyed in a German air raid in September 1940. Those which did have suffered fire and water and mould damage. The National Archives digitised these to prevent further damage and they can be searched and viewed online. Abbeville Abbeville ( French: [abvil] ; West Flemish : Abbekerke ; Picard : Advile )
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