World War Two, 1939-1945. An Overview of Home Support

By Bob Scott

​World War Two. – 1939 – 1945. An overview of home support.
The mechanical war!! Everything bigger – Faster – Greater needs
These would of epic proportion never seen before 
People’s at home; on the land in the factories and mines too.
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Husbands Fathers and Young Boy’s too
Off to war they have gone! Many of which may never return 
It’s up to the Women now to respond
Mothers - Daughters - Sisters too
All needed to step into their Men folk’s shoes
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On the land every job of need, would have to be! For - Filled 
If a starving Nation, we were not to become
Land Girls would fulfil that vital role
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Northern Mill Girls were required for Wool and Cotton to be spun 
Conditions were evil from noise and dust
Clothes for the troops on the front line a must
Blankets for hospitals to keep the suffering warm
A comfort many on the battlefield had not known
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Women machinist in Engineering to take up the call
These were the power houses of great Might
Producing the Armaments for the Fight 
From bullets to bombs and all things in between
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The simple nuts and bolts became the glue  
Along with rivets too
Of our Industrial build for a Formidable fight
Tanks Ships and Planes – Great and Small
All played there part in the grander scale of things
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In the Coal mines the Bevan boys were hard at it
Mining coal to feed the hungry Furness’s of steel making fine 
They toiled long and hard to keep our Forces supplied
With Britain’s Best
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Don’t forget the Volunteer’s in our Blitz Cities
And dock’s around the land protecting our supplies
ARP’s who sounded the warnings when danger lurked in our skies
 Red Cross! With their soup kitchen feeding all the needy 
WVS with their hot cups of tea and cakes a plenty 
To help the troops on their way which ever direction travelled 
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All above really did keep The Home fires burning
For one and all.

Poem © Bob Scott April 2014
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