National War Fund of Southern Rhodesia

National War Fund of Southern Rhodesia

 

The National War Fund of Southern Rhodesia was established in February, 1940 to control wartime appearls. The fund was chaired by President Sir Evelyn Barring, Chairman Henry T Low, and Treasurer N F Shillington.

The fund established branches in Salisbury, Gwelo, Bulawayo, Umtali, Hartley, Shabani, Fort Victoria and Que Que.

Funds

• Air Raid Distress Fund

Cinderellas

• Type I – You Can’t Give Too Much

References

• Southern Rhodesia, Past and Present (1945)
• Re-integration of Ex-combatants into Civilian Life: The Case of Southern Rhodesia, 1939-1955.