civil servants-and-the-first-world-war
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The First World War affected every sector of society, as the nation’s resources were harnessed for the war effort. Like other employers, the civil service lost staff to the armed forces and had to replace them while they were away. It also had to deal with a greatly increased workload during wartime. Records in The National Archives describe how civil servants coped with these conditions: an eye-witness account of a Zeppelin raid, sugar ration coupons, and details of a scheme for gathering conkers are just some of the documents used to build a picture of the role of the civil service in wartime. Audrey Collins is family history specialist at The National Archives and she has been researching the history and development of the General Register Office for several years, which led to an interest in the wider civil service during the First World War. She is a regular speaker at genealogical events and conferences in the UK and worldwide.TRANSCRIPT
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Audrey Collins
11 November 2014
Civil Servants and the First World War
Government departments on a war footing
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Civil Servants and the First World War
•Government departments had…
• fewer staff • more work • and they were not all in
Whitehall
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Imperial Calendar
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Imperial Calendar General Register Office staff 1916
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Supreme Court Staff Book 1841-1935
J 86/447
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Board of Trade 1917
BT 13/77/2
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STAT 12/12/12
HM Stationery Office
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Government Forms Depot, Salford
STAT 20/290
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HO 45/10731/255893
Home Office
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Middlesex military service appeal tribunal 1916-1918
MH 47/12/2 Horace Cecil Gates
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ED 23/647
ctoria and Albert Museum
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Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues
F 10/458 Temporary War Bonuses
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Ramsgate Harbour staff
MT 10/2014/16
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Recommendations for British Empire Medal (transport)
MT 6/2491/3
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Discovery – our online catalogue
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Use ‘Advanced search’
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Tag! – you’re it!
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