South Shields at war 1939-1945 their membership and their development

their membership and their development over the centuries

Rebel with a Cause is her extraordinary story told largely in her own words

and much of its vision

The book also highlights the key role played by important female figures from Wales’ past

it gives an extraordinarily frank and often moving account of what it was really like to fight through one of most notorious battles of the First World War

South Shields at war 1939-1945 their membership and their developmentSouth Shields and its near neighbours such as Jarrow were key communities in the national war effort, despite their relatively small size. Located on the East Coast, South Shields was situated at the key entry to the strategically important River Tyne and was well defended against enemy attack. The seaside town saw a large military build up with several different army and naval units rotating through the area to man defences and to train whilst the