The Shields Gazette recently carried an article entitled 'How  Wrens Aided British War Effort' asking if their readers grandmothers were in the WRNS during the First World War.It went on to describe some of the jobs and places Wrens

served in. Details of their service can be found at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Sent in by Margaret Donkin, 31 Nothcote Street,South Shields, Tyne and Wear