Eighteen British factories filled those shell casings with explosive powders, and No.5 was the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton, near Stone. It first became operational in 1940 while still ...

Swynnerton Training Camp was built in 1939, originally as a Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) manufacturing munitions for World War II. The location was chosen because it was easily hidden by mist and fog.

The factory was camouflaged and had anti-aircraft guns all around. I got married during this time and was allowed 2 days off - Saturday and Sunday! We hd lots of hair-raising incidents: ...

Primrose and Ivy Spencer and myself started work at the R.O.F. Swynnerton at the start of the war. There were three shifts; days, noons and nights. We caught the bus at 5.15 a.m. for the day shift ...

The factory was camouflaged and had anti-aircraft guns all around. I got married during this time and was allowed 2 days off - Saturday and Sunday! We hd lots of hair-raising incidents: ...

I was an engine driver and one of my jobs was to take the women to the armaments factory in Swynnerton. They were very cliquey, the women from different towns didn’t mix. I drove down the loop ...