From combatant in the Red Army to Nurses and Munitions Workers. Women had countless roles in the war, this is the place to discuss them. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:01:59 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:01:59 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/the-women-of-ww2.34/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:49:58 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/audrey-hepburn.13054/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/audrey-hepburn.13054/ invalid@example.com (Za Rodinu) Za Rodinu
Audrey Hepburn]]> 12 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:27:23 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/my-mother-served-as-a-wartime-medic-in-the-british-army-%E2%80%94-looking-for-unit-context-info.109947/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/my-mother-served-as-a-wartime-medic-in-the-british-army-%E2%80%94-looking-for-unit-context-info.109947/ invalid@example.com (AnnNov78) AnnNov78
I’d love to learn more about my mother’s service during the Second World War. She worked...

My mother served as a wartime medic in the British Army — looking for unit/context info]]> 4 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:57:26 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/who-is-this-woman-march-25th-1945.109816/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/who-is-this-woman-march-25th-1945.109816/ invalid@example.com (Mori) Mori

Who is this woman? (March 25th, 1945)]]> 5 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:59:08 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/canadian-red-cross.109685/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/canadian-red-cross.109685/ invalid@example.com (deltaCvT) deltaCvT
I recently picked up this Canadian Red Cross smock. Do you think it is a...

Canadian Red Cross]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:32:32 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/identifying-an-ats-member.109638/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/identifying-an-ats-member.109638/ invalid@example.com (IanLR) IanLR
Identifying an ATS member]]> 8 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:27:48 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/waaf-service-record-deciphering.109483/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/waaf-service-record-deciphering.109483/ invalid@example.com (Geoff1951) Geoff1951
WAAF Service Record deciphering]]> 6 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/waaf-records-help.108027/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/waaf-records-help.108027/ invalid@example.com (WatkinTench) WatkinTench
WAAF Records help]]> 28 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:04:16 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-grave-of-mystery-in-catania.109082/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-grave-of-mystery-in-catania.109082/ invalid@example.com (Dave H) Dave H
I have just returned from a trip to Sicily. My last visit before I left was to the CWGC...

A Grave of Mystery in Catania]]> 7 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:32:56 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/service-womens-war-grave-photos-for-reference-previously-titled-fao-tonym.16146/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/service-womens-war-grave-photos-for-reference-previously-titled-fao-tonym.16146/ invalid@example.com (englandphil) englandphil
Service Women's War Grave Photos for reference (previously titled FAO Tonym)]]> 647 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:36:52 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/female-f-section-soe-operatives.60474/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/female-f-section-soe-operatives.60474/ invalid@example.com (Gage) Gage Eileen Nearne...

Female F Section SOE Operatives]]> 5 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:10:11 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sheila-pantin-ats.108759/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sheila-pantin-ats.108759/ invalid@example.com (4jonboy) 4jonboy WW2 Veteran, 102 receives freedom of town...

Sheila Pantin, ATS]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:57:12 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wren-christian-lamb.108569/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wren-christian-lamb.108569/ invalid@example.com (Chris C) Chris C
I can't find any mention here of the author whose book about Wrens I am currently...

Wren Christian Lamb]]> 8 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 08:15:37 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/can-anyone-identify-the-badge-on-this-uniform.107895/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/can-anyone-identify-the-badge-on-this-uniform.107895/ invalid@example.com (David Adams) David Adams
Can anyone identify the badge on this uniform]]> 11 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:53:25 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/gabrielle-ginger-mystery-name-on-memorial.50753/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/gabrielle-ginger-mystery-name-on-memorial.50753/ invalid@example.com (PaulC) PaulC
Gabrielle Ginger - mystery name on memorial]]> 21 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:05:15 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/understanding-an-ats-record.108444/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/understanding-an-ats-record.108444/ invalid@example.com (Phil Girvan) Phil Girvan I'm wondering if anyone can help me make sense of a relative's ATS record? I think I...

Understanding an ATS record]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:09:56 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/matron-agnes-mcgeary-chindits.19723/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/matron-agnes-mcgeary-chindits.19723/ invalid@example.com (bamboo43) bamboo43
A bit of an obscure post here I feel.

Agnes McGeary, a Matron at the 19th...

Matron Agnes McGeary/Chindits]]> 23 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:53:31 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/murdered-ats-private.7887/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/murdered-ats-private.7887/ invalid@example.com (Tonym) Tonym
Murdered? ATS Private]]> 55 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:11:33 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/free-french-war-correspondant.108112/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/free-french-war-correspondant.108112/ invalid@example.com (paddle14) paddle14
A friend bought this identity disk from a Free French woman. We suppose it is a WW2 disk...

Free French ; war correspondant ?]]> 4 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:49:04 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/queen-alexandras-royal-army-nursing-corps-qaranc.60707/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/queen-alexandras-royal-army-nursing-corps-qaranc.60707/ invalid@example.com (Jo Lamb) Jo Lamb
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC)]]> 7 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:04:43 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/information-re-waaf-recruitment-dispersal-and-activities.107691/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/information-re-waaf-recruitment-dispersal-and-activities.107691/ invalid@example.com (Philip Stowell) Philip Stowell I am looking for sources of information to try to find out what my mum 5780...

Information re WAAF recruitment, dispersal and activities]]> 10