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Alice Morton
Biography
Below are some photos and information kindly shared with The Devil’s Porridge Museum.
Full Name of H.M. Factory Gretna Worker: Alice Morton.
Gender: Female
Nationality: British. She was from Wingate, County Durham.
Date and Place of Birth: 1899
Trivia / Any Other Information:
After her time at the factory, Alice moved to London and got a job in service. She later married and had four children.
Below are some photos and more information about Alice that has kindly been shared with The Devil’s Porridge Museum by her relatives.
Disability: toxic jaundice. Just like the “Canary Girls” who worked with TNT, cordite is also reported to have caused toxic jaundice to workers at HM Factory Gretna. Alice Morton’s granddaughter recalls Alice having yellow skin throughout her life, which even affected the whites of her eyes.
