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Description: | In the early stages of the Second World War, a War Charities Fund was initiated to which all employees agreed to subscribe one penny per week, the object of this being to provide comforts for all those serving in the Forces, and also to deal with general war appeals which would otherwise have called for a special collection or a Flag Day. The penny-a-week contributions commenced at the beginning of July 1940, and the total amount collected between 1940-1944 was 3,264 18s 1d. From April 1943, an additional penny per week was given by each employee of the Red Cross, until the Fund closed at the end of June 1944. The Account Book contains names of some recipients of the Fund. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Archives | Rights holder: | Dudley Archives | Subjects: | Second World War, 1939-1945 | Temporal: | 1939-1948 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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