Scotland, Great Britain, Georgetown (Renfrewshire), Scottish Filling Factory (National Filling Factory No. 4), NFF Georgetown, Renfrewshire, WWI, struck ca. 1915-18 AD.,
Halfpenny Canteen Token (ø 22,5 mm / 3,80 g), bronze, axes medal ↑↑ (0°) or coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: S. F. F. GEORGETOWN. / ½ d , legend with value in centre.
Rev.: S , initial in centre.
Yarwood MMT no. 19 ; Z4708 .
This was issued for use in the Georgetown Shell Filling Factory which operated during World War One to manufacture munitions for the front. Georgetown Filling Factory was constructed in 1915 on 250 acres of agricultural land at Fulwood near Bishopton, by Robert McAlpine for the Ministry of Munitions and was the fourth and last National Filling Factory (NFF) commissioned by then Minister of Munitions Lloyd George. The factory was officially called the Scottish Filling Factory (SFF).
World War I Scottish Filling Factory, the Government-owned explosive Filling Factory, the Scottish Filling Factory (National Filling Factory No. 4), NFF Georgetown. The factory employed over 4,600 employees in July 1916; and some 12,000 employees between December 1916 and August 1917, most of them being women. This station was linked by a covered walkway directly into the factory; which was also linked to the Caledonian Railway with interchange sidings, just north of the station. The factory was renamed the National Filling Factory, Georgetown to mark the visit on Christmas Eve 1915 of David Lloyd George, the first Minister of Munitions; he become Prime Minister a year later.
The factory had a township of wooden houses adjacent to both it and the public railway station. The factory closed on 11 November 1918, after the end of World War I. The private station, along with the contents of the factory, was sold in 1920.
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