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Helen Court - Women’s Royal Naval ServiceHelen Court was born in Exeter in 1892, and was the daughter of Mary and Frederick Court. Helen had seven brothers and sisters. Her father was a joiner and carpenter and all of her brothers and sisters over the age of 16 were also employed. Before Helen became a Wren she was a dress maker. left4445000In World War One Helen became a Wren. The Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS or Wrens) was founded in 1917 during WW1. Wrens did jobs such as mechanics, radio operators and weapons analysts and freed up men for the frontline. The Wrens’ motto was “join the wrens - free a man for the fleet”. Helen enrolled on the 30th of May 1918. She was a steward and her job would have been to take care of several male officers, press uniforms and keep their cabins tidy. Her other duties would have included working the wardroom, which was a dining hall for the officers. She died on the 15th November 1918 aged 26 of a fatal injury sustained during the war and was buried in Exeter Higher Cemetery. She is also remembered in York Minster. ................
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