Hello This is a great aunt of mine. I have always been intrigued by these pictures, one was taken in Italy. Someone suggested she may have been in the army. Can anyone verify this and if so, I assume in some kind of admin role? Can anyone hazard at guess as to where could she have been stationed in Italy? Many thanks
Looks like ATS apply for her service records date of birth and death cert required plus £30 long wait at the moment Get a copy of military service records info here re ATS Auxiliary Territorial Service | National Army Museum The Vital Role Of Women In The Second World War
Excellent photographs, and with that smile and jaw-line, Joseph's sister perhaps? Airborne Training Corps - research queries Kind regards, always, Jim.
It is indeed! Joseph's brother (my grandad) was Norman and I found a tracer card for him in the Royal Artillery anti-tank. He told me he used 18 and 25 pounders and took out German tanks. He said also that he was a commando and trained in Scotland doing unarmed combat, but have found no evidence of this on one WW2 commando forum. That was about all he said of the war. I have applied for his records. His other brother Tommy was a commando, no3 I think and he was in the raids on Lofoten which were important. He didn't tell anyone in the family about what he did, until the end.