Incase people are wondering about 'Canary Girls' below is a brief explanation.
During World War one, Chilwell, a suburban area near Nottingham, was the site of the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6, a crucial factory for the war effort. It was one of the largest of its kind in Britain, responsible for filling a significant percentage of the shells used on the Western Front. Tragically, on July 1, 1918, a massive explosion at the factory resulted in the deaths of 134 workers and injured 250 more, marking it as the single largest accidental explosion during the war.
PS A lot of those shells for the MOD were produced at ROF Birtley in Co Durham.
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