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Dorothy Lawrence

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Dorothy Lawrence (4 October 1896 – 4 October 1964) was an English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I. [1]

48 relations: Affidavit, Albert, Somme, Battle of Loos, BBC, British Expeditionary Force (World War I), Calais, Camp follower, Chatham, Kent, Chipping Barnet, Church of England, Coal mining, Daily Mail, Defence of the Realm Act 1914, Dictionary of National Biography, Emmeline Pankhurst, English Channel, Fleet Street, Friern Barnet, Friern Hospital, Hendon, Imperial War Museum, Islington, Lancashire, Law enforcement in France, List of wartime cross-dressers, London Metropolitan Archives, Middlesex, New Southgate Cemetery, Polesworth, Potassium permanganate, Prisoner of war, Private (rank), Rheumatism, Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers Museum, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Saint-Omer, Sapper, Senlis, Somme (department), The Times, The Wide World Magazine, Tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers, Voluntary Aid Detachment, Walter Kirke, War Office, Warwickshire, World War I.

Affidavit

An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law.

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Albert, Somme

Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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Battle of Loos

The Battle of Loos was a battle that took place from 1915 in France on the Western Front, during the First World War.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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Calais

Calais (Calés; Kales) is a city and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture.

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Camp follower

Camp follower is a term used to identify civilians and their children who follow armies.

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Chatham, Kent

Chatham is one of the Medway towns located within the Medway unitary authority, in North Kent, in South East England.

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Chipping Barnet

Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a market town in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north north-west of Charing Cross, east from Borehamwood, west from Enfield and south from Potters Bar. Its name is very often abbreviated to just Barnet, which is also the name of the borough of which it forms a part. Chipping Barnet is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency covering the local area - the word "Chipping" denotes the presence of a market, one that was established here at the end of the 12th century and persists to this day. Chipping Barnet is one of the highest-lying urban settlements in London, with the town centre having an elevation of about.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Daily Mail

The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-marketPeter Wilby, New Statesman, 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust and published in London.

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Defence of the Realm Act 1914

The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after it entered World War I. It gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war period, such as the power to requisition buildings or land needed for the war effort, or to make regulations creating criminal offences.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885.

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote.

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English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Fleet Street

Fleet Street is a major street in the City of London.

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Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, north of Charing Cross.

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Friern Hospital

Friern Hospital (formerly Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum) was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Friern Barnet close to a crossroads which had a hamlet known as Colney Hatch.

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Hendon

Hendon is a London suburb in the Borough of Barnet, northwest of Charing Cross.

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Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London.

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Islington

Islington is a district in Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Law enforcement in France

Law enforcement in France has a long history dating back to AD 570, when night watch systems were commonplace.

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List of wartime cross-dressers

Many people have engaged in cross-dressing during wartime under various circumstances and for various motives.

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London Metropolitan Archives

The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is the principal local government archive repository for the Greater London area, including the City of London: it is the largest county record office in the United Kingdom.

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Middlesex

Middlesex (abbreviation: Middx) is an historic county in south-east England.

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New Southgate Cemetery

New Southgate Cemetery is a 22-hectare cemetery in New Southgate in the London Borough of Barnet.

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Polesworth

Polesworth is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England.

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Potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound and medication.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Private (rank)

A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).

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Rheumatism

Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is an umbrella term for conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints and/or connective tissue.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Royal Engineers Museum

The Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Kent.

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Royal Leicestershire Regiment

The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688.

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Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer (Sint-Omaars) is a commune in France.

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Sapper

A sapper, also called pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties such as breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, preparing field defenses as well as building, and working on road and airfield construction and repair.

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Senlis

Senlis is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

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Somme (department)

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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The Wide World Magazine

The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication which ran from April 1898 to December 1965.

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Tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers

Royal Engineer tunnelling companies were specialist units of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army, formed to dig attacking tunnels under enemy lines during the First World War.

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Voluntary Aid Detachment

The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary unit of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire.

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Walter Kirke

General Sir Walter Mervyn St George Kirke (19 January 1877 – 2 September 1949) was the Commander in Chief of the British Home Forces during the Second World War.

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War Office

The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence.

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Warwickshire

Warwickshire (abbreviated Warks) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Lawrence

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