‘ROLL CALL’ REGISTER 2022

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The Toast: To the Wrens-God bless them!

wren crest with wrcnsThe Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service was founded as part of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942

80th ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF WRCNS JULY 31 1942 [2022]

It is time to take a final Roll Call of all those women who served in the WRENS during the Second World War. These few are the connection with our history of Women during wartime: what they did: where they went: and what happened to them when they finished serving and then got on with their lives.

1942-1946
If you are aware of any living wartime WRCNS and have contact with them the Wren Association of Toronto would like to have this information and contact.

Please fill in the FINAL ROLL CALL REGISTER FORM.

Any information, diaries, stories and family remembrances of Wren mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, cousins and wren friends would be welcome Additional information on those Wrens who have long departed and would enhance the History of the Wrens.

We can provide donation locations for memorabilia.

If you are aware of a WRCNS person who has died and know of the names, and date and location but are not certain if this person would be in the forthcoming List of WRCNS we ask that you please fill in the Book of Remembrance form and send it in.

WE BELIEVE THERE WERE ABOUT 6783 WOMEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE.
MANY MARRIED AND REMARRIED THEREFORE THE SERVICE NUMBER IS ONE WAY WE CAN BE CERTAIN ONE NAME IS THE SAME PERSON.

SEND INFORMATION TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
FILL IN THE FORM HERE
Or email your information to Navylady@thewrens.ca
Or Mail to WREN ASSOCIATION OF TORONTO,
1-2288 The Collegeway, Mississauga, ON L5L 3Z5

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH OUR ROLL CALL REGISTER

—–On May 31st 2022 we will list what has been accumulated —-
Please send in the information now.

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UK Wrens – Request from Janette Crisp, Co-Coordinator Dauntless Division Photos 47-81

I am hoping to get in touch with any Wrens who trained at HMS Dauntless (Reading) in the UK between 1947-1981 (in the early years it was also known as Training Establishment Burghfield).

We have created a project called Dauntless Division Photos which, once complete, will provide an archive of easily accessible Division photos. But right now the project is also linking thousands of Wrens from this time period – rekindling old friendships, making new ones, reliving memories, sharing anecdotes and generally being a support and comfort during this unsettling time.

It’s a mammoth task being created by Wrens for Wrens.

If you know of anyone who was a post-World War II Wren, chances are they trained at HMS Dauntless. Please tell them about this project and ask them to contact us.

I can be contacted at ddpwrens@gmail.com– Many thanks Janette Crisp