Veronica Foster, the Canadian Rosie, in two different occasions ! View attachment 37233 A few girls here And lots, lots, lots here
This might be appropriate to this thread: Women And War At The Imperial War Museum, London | Culture24
This photo shows Lieutenant Mae Olson (left), of the United States Army Nurses Corps, as she takes the name of a wounded American soldier being placed aboard a hospital plane of a United States Army Air Force aerial evacuation unit removing casualties from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, November 1942. Army nurses care for wounded men in flight on the way to station hospitals. In: MILITARY MEDICAL UNITS AND PERSONNEL
Some uncaptioned photos I found. View attachment 66884 View attachment 66885 View attachment 66886 For the first photo, Za. Twenty-eight-year-old Elizabeth Mortimer stayed at her post as a telephonist in the armoury throughout the attack. She was injured, but nonetheless set off limping around the airfield to plant red flags to mark the positions of unexploded bombs. She was among three WAAFs to receive the Military Medal. Read more: A duel to the death over our back gardens: How a small Kent village helped the RAF repel Hitler's Luftwaffe | Mail Online BY AUGUST 18, 1940 everyone at Biggin Hill knew the airfield was on Goering's agenda, especially the vigilant staff in Operations Block and those who had heard on the wireless the upper-class nasal bragging of Lord Haw Haw: "This is Germany Calling,
A couple of photos taken by Cecil Beaton at the Tyneside Shipyards in 1943. I'm going to take a look at the full collection on Friday at IWM North.
For the first photo, Za. Thank you so much, I had been emailed a bunch of photos at random and I was so pleased to read the great story behind the photo. So another face has a name and a story. How many people honoured themselves by raising to the occasion! By the way, I raise my glass to the other contributors to the thread, great photos all --- As for Capt. Bill's second photo, that was what I did this saturday but on reverse: I went to my regular blood donation, 2-3 times a year. I'm surprised they accept my blood, I have no idea how many receivers have gone incurably mad by receiving mine
A U.S. Army Signal Corps' photo from the NARA II, College Park, MD. The caption reads: "Members of the first large contingent of WACS to arrive in England meet their first WREN. Left to right are Ann Hollowell, a WREN, ?ington, Kent, Mary F. Williams of Burlington, N.C., and Cpl. Grace Jackson of Atlanta, Ga., both WACs. "Scene is near Stone, Staffs., Eng." Date: 17 July 1943 III-SC 186230, Credit NARA. Dave
It's wonderful to see these stories and pictures paying tribute the contribution of women! I was interested in the outdoor photo of the Belfast hospital wondering if a few more able bodied service men were included? It wouldn't surprise me. Or were they serving another purpose at the hospital? peaceful
On this thread acknowledging the role women played during WWII I would like to pay tribute my mother. My mother, Kathleen Dugdale, was a civilian nurse in the city of Blackburn, in a childrens' hospital at the age of 17. This is her story, told to me many times and she always immitated the matron and made me laugh. Hope you enjoy it. During the nights that the air raid sirens blared, it was her duty (only nurse on shift and in semi-darkness) to get all the children on the ward out of their cribs, gas masks on, and underneath their crib to protect them from flying glass. The children were all excited and wouldn't stay put. There was a gas chamber that held 2 babies which required manuel pumping of oxygen. If there were three or more babies, only 2 must be chosen. The matron's bedroom was directly above. In the middle of the chaos, the telephone would ring. She would say to my mother, "Can't you keep those children quiet?" I wonder who she rang about keeping the sirens quiet? peaceful Chrissie
The hard working quiet everyday women did not look for glory, and were satisfied in knowing that they did what they could, no matter how small, for the service men. I'm talking about all the women who knit socks to try to bring comfort to wet cold tired feet. peaceful
I have no idea who this French woman was but she likely brought comfort to somebody. I'd suspect that her fraternisation brought her problems with tarring and feathering when liberation came.
Of their time and now probably sooo wrong. File:VeronicaFoster-RonnieBrenGunGirl-smoke.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Veronica Foster, an employee of the John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant, known as "The Bren Gun Girl" poses with a finished Bren gun at the John Inglis Co. plant. / Veronica Foster, à l'emploi de la John Inglis Co. Ltd., connue sous le nom de « la A blatant propaganda piece about Veronica Foster, worker at the Canadian Inglis Factory. Keith
Amazingly, beautifully, stunningly! These photos are adorable in that way that represent steadfastness and optimism of the women of the ww2. They all are so shining, as if there's no war outside and inside their hearts. They just realize that their help, even small one, can save somebody's life. Thanks for this post!
In memory of Polly, a much loved sister who served in the Women's Land Army http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/ww2-news-articles/13222-land-girls-rewarded.html#post144103 (see comment #14) Ron