History of the Trench Warfare Department. Part 1.
“….this trench warfare in which we are now engaged is causing a demand for all sorts of things that are not recognised by regulation.” Major-General Rawlinson to Lord Kitchener, December 1914.[1]
[1] History of the Ministry of Munitions. Vol. XI. Part 1. p. 4
i) Introduction.
(ii) Colonel Louis Jackson and the Origin of the Trench Warfare Department.
(iii) Vignette. Jackson and the Introduction of Ammonium Nitrate Explosives.
(iv) A Change of Direction. November 1914-February 1915.
(v) The Restrictions Imposed on the Manufacturing of Trench Warfare Munitions.
(vi) The Growth of Section FW3/FW3A.
(vii) Colonel Jackson Designs Munitions.
(viii) Financial Freedom.
(ix) The Transfer to Storey's Gate.
(x) Creation of the Outside Engineering Branch.
