Munitions Factories 1914-1919

[bcarleton]

Have become very fascinated with this subject, especially with the Woolwich Arsenal facility (which so far I've only been able to explore on line).

Question for the many experts out there -- are there any known lists of the names of employees of Woolwich Arsenal? If so, can you give me some suggestions how to find them.

I've tried the Archives online and tried several different search criteria (i.e. payroll, employees, labourers, etc.) and have come up with nothing that suggests a list of names. I realize there could be 80,000 names but that doesn't scare me off my search for about four people I'm trying to verify were at Woolwich during the Great War.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Peter B]

Hello, have a look at this site

http://www.gre.ac.uk/directory/memorial/Part2.html

Its the Woolwich Polytechnic dead of the great war.

Third name down James Atkins was employed at Woolwich Arsenal, before enlisting in the Royal Navy.

May be of some help

Regards

Peter

[bcarleton]

Thanks for the idea. I looked it over and found it interesting, although the four people who I am tracing survived the war so would not be on that site.

Thanks so much for the try though -- hopefully something else will come up.

bc

[chaz]

If you want a interesting insight into life in Woolwich Arsenal, try to get a copy of ' Three years or the Duration' by Peggy Hamilton. its her memoires of working there between 1914 and 1918, published by Peter Owen 1978.

my copy is an ex library one , ISBN 0 7206 0523 7

she does make a few references to co-workers and there are black and white pictures as well.

although its her story of war service as Peggy Wills she went on to marry Sir William Hamilton who was a sheep farmer and engineer in New Zealand.