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Women's Voluntary Service for Civil Defence
Corporate body · 1938-

The Royal Voluntary Service is a voluntary organisation concerned with helping people in need throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1938 by Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, as a British women's organisation to recruit women into the Air Raid Precautions services to help in the event of war
Wood, Charles
Person · 1800-1885

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet, between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of the British Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852
Wood, Henry Evelyn, Sir
Person · 1838-1919

Field Marshall Sir Henry Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer
Wood, William
Person · 1878-

Keeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo