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Munitions Creche
Many thanks to Steve Maguire who sent the following information about the Creche: In 1917 Gertrude Mary Bailey, wife of C H Bailey, established the Munition Workers' Creche in Alexandra Road Newport. As well as funding the project, Mrs. Bailey too...
WW1 Munitions Workers - Thought To Be Newport
This is believed to be somewhere in Newport. Please contact us if you can tell us where the photo was taken or name any of the people.
WW1 Munitions Workers - Believed To Be Newport
On the reverse of the card the following has been machine printed: LOUISE M SMITH, NEWPORT, MON If you can name any of the young ladies or tell us anything about the WW1 munitions works in Newport please contact us.
WW1 Munitions Workers - Believed To Be Newport
A White House Studios, Newport, Mon postcard. If you can name any of the group or tell us anything about the WW1 munitions works in Newport please contact us.
WW1 Munitions Workers, Newport
If you can tell us anything about munitions works in Newport during WW1 please get in touch. The young lady seated is Evelyn Ellis.
Munitions Workers Newport WW1
Miss Susie Davies in the centre of the front row. White House Studios Newport postcard. Many thanks to Michael Wilkinson for sending us this photo. (Susie Davies was his grandmother's sister.)
Munition Workers Newport WW1
Miss Ethel Elenar Davies on the left of the front row. White House Studios Newport postcard. Many thanks to Michael Wilkinson for sending us this photo. (Ethel Davies was his grandmother.)
Newport National Shell Factory Operation 1, 2, 3. Dec. 1916.
Pete Strong has contacted saying: "Pictures 1278, 1560 and 1561 could be the National Shell Factory at Maesglas. They made 60 pounder shells. The screw caps for them were made at C.H. Bailey's Tyne Engineering Works at the docks."
Margaret Sara Meggitt
(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Meggitt, Margaret Sara was born at Grantham, educated at Sheffield, and entered the teaching profession as an elementary teacher. Was married on 17th July, 1888, to Mr. George Teale Meggitt, forme...
Mrs CH Bailey
(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Bailey, Mrs. C. H. was born in Sunderland, and is the daughter of the late Captain James Buchanan. A brief period of her early life was spent at Sydney, Nova Scotia, but for the most part she live...