The American version was "Loose lips sink ships"
A passenger train (left) allows a military train filled with cannons to go first
Conscientious objectors were allowed to join the ARP (Air Raid Precautions)
The Women's Land Army, in their green shirts and baggy pans, were at first laughed at.
Not for long. They did truly yeoman labour on farms, in fields, milking parlours, orchards, and forests. (See 'They Fought in the Fields,' an episode of Foyle's War, for an authentic look at their hardships and victories.)
The wealthy were also asked to do their part.
Part-time women war workers took jobs in munition and aircraft factories as assemblers and welders, acted as nurses' aids, made barrage balloons and fishing nets, and delivered milk door-to-door.
A skilled welder
Rosie the Riveters, British style, made this possible
And let's never forget Dad's Army.
Originally the LDV (Local Defence Volunteers), this group of men and boys considered too old or too young for active service helped greatly in keeping the morale of Britain up during the war. Many were WWI vets. When asked to participate, a quarter of a million signed up within the first twenty-four hours.
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