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WVS

The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | | Â© The Oxford Companion to World War II 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

WVS, Women's Voluntary Services, a British organization formed in 1938 to assist in Air Raid Precautions. See UK, 6, and women at war.

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