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WW2 Poster -- Women of Britain Come Forward NowWomen of Britain -- These scientific instruments demand nimble fingers and quick brains. Come Forward Now. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service
Firefighters on a tea break after fire St Katherines DockLondon firefighters (with cork helmets) and Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters (with tin hats and AFS badges on their tunics)
Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNSFirst World War recruitment poster for the WaC (Womens Army Auxiliary Corps) and WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service). circa 1917
WW2 Poster -- You are wanted too! Join the ATSYou Are Wanted Too! Join The ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by unknown artist, published by HMSO
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps erect Nissen HutsWW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - erecting Nissen Huts in preparation for the arrival of the main body of the army - the caption notes that many men in the pioneer Corps fought in
Holding up the R101A member of the WaC - the Womens Army Auxiliary Corp - holds up the R101 Airship, riding at her home mast at Cardington, Bedford
SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 1900Photograph of the North German Lloyd Liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at sea, 1900. This liner was built by the Vulcan Shipyards at Stettin with the aim of winning the Blue Riband
AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War
Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by sideRegular London firefighters side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts at Tottenham fire station. The building next door is Tottenham Town Hall
LCC-LFB Woolwich fire station, SE LondonThe crew of Woolwich fire station, Sunbury Street, on parade on the station forecourt. WW2 is pending and an Auxiliary Fire Service fire engine is standing in the station next to the LFB pump escape
Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps
LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2A Fordson Unit and trailer pump at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. These were just some of the 2000 adapted vehicles utilised as AFS fire appliances
Westland Wapiti 1 aeroplaneWestland Wapiti 1 of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force. 1940s
Waac Poster / WwiRecruitment poster for the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps during the First World War, stating that " every fit woman can release a fit man" for service
Esperanto / ZamenhofESPERANTO Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof, German linguist, inventor of Esperanto which he hopes will become an international auxiliary language
Women working during the First World War. Above: in a weapons factory, filling shells with explosives. Below: an outdoor scene with a woman bus conductor
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in FranceWW2 - Men of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in France. Date: 1940s
Winston Churchill and daughter, Mary Soames 1943Winston Churchill and his daughter, Mary Soames in 1943. Churchill was on his way to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Mary is in ATS uniform. Date: 1943
WW2 Poster -- ATS Eyes Of The GunsATS Eyes Of The Guns. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Showing women helping with anti-aircraft defence. Date: 1940
Womens uniforms and badges, WW2Badges and uniforms of women serving in the Second World War, including WRENS, ATS and WaF. Date: 1940
American and British members of the Air Transport Auxiliary in front of a Hawker Hurricane. From left: Virginia Farr, New Jersey; Louise Dutch Schuuman, New York; Helen Ritchie
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2An example of an Auxiliary towing vehicle and its trailer pump, used during the London Blitz. Such units would have been allocated to sub-stations (under the control of a regular fire station)
LCC-LFB Wandsworth Fire Station appliance roomThe newly opened fire station at Wandsworth, West Hill, with the stations appliances plus an Auxiliary Fire Service pump lined up in the appliance room
Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West YorkshireThe Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941
Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944
Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters at work with hoses following a bombing raid. Date: 1940s
Heroic deeds of the War - Corporal Josephine M C RobinsHeroic deeds of WW2 - Corporal Josephine M C Robins, a member of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF). Awarded the Military Medal (MM)
LFB-AFS convoy and fire exercisePart of the Civil Defence Corps until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z
LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of LondonLondon firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent
Advert for recruiting women for the WaF 1941You ought to be driving in the WaF. Recruitment of women for The Womens Auxiliary Air Force. Conscription of women did not begin until 1941
Dame Florence SimpsonDame Florence Edith Victoria Simpson, nee Way, other married name Burleigh Leach, controller of Queen Marys Womens Army Auxiliary Corps during World War One & beyond
WW2 - With the W. A. A. F. - ArmourersWW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - Armourers Date: circa 1942
WW2 Christmas card, A False Alarm -- a dog in AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) uniform. Date: 1941
William Coutts Keppel, Vanity Fair, ApeWILLIAM COUTTS KEPPEL (1832-1894) British soldier and politician. Styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891 before succeeding his father to become the 7th Earl of Albemarle
Chief Medical Officer of the Air Transport Auxiliary, Commander A. Buchanan Barbour, and Sister-in-Charge, Miss C.R. Willis
Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire control join the fire department auxiliary corps at the nearest fire house
LFB-AFS parade for an exercisePart of the Civil Defence Corps, until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training
Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR. 3 Phase 3 XF701Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase 3 XF701. The MR.3 Phase 3 had Armstrong Siddeley Viper auxiliary turbojet engines under the outboard engine nacelles
WW1 - Women of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps (WaC) - founded in 1917 - re-formed as the Queen Mary Army Auxiliary Corps (QMaC) (see armband of woman front right) in April 1918
WW2 - Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Firemen, including (top right) George Arthur Roberts (1891-1970) - soldier (in WW1), Fireman, and Community Leader
WaF officer uniform from Moss Bros 1940Advertisement for Moss Bros during the Second World War, and their regulation uniform. A photograph of a woman modelling an officers uniform in blue barathea cloth for the Womens Auxiliary Air Force
Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413Forca Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413 (msn 148-1, line number B-1) at Cardiff-Rhoose Airport
Napier Nomad, a 12 cyl. compound diesel aircraft engine, with auxiliary turbine power recovery and supercharger. Seen in the exhibition hall at the 1953 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1953
Avro York C Mk. II prototype LV626The sole Avro York C Mk.II prototype LV626, converted from the 1st prototype York, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines and the central auxiliary fin, as fitted to production Yorks
WW2 - British Air Transport Auxiliary PilotWW2 - A smiling British Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot, carrying her parachute over her shoulder. Date: 1944
YMCA Shakespeare Hut, London during WW1
WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. A. A. FA WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a Women's Auxiliary Air Force servicewoman knelt beside a R.A.F. pilot. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 - The Girls Of Today, A. T. S. ExerciseA WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image depicts a group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls following a physical exercise routine. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 - Mummy's UniformsA selection of illustrated cards from a WW2 children's book in which members of a family can be dressed in different military uniforms
WW2 - Gracie The A. T. S. GirlA WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with the uniform of a wartime lady of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, unfortunately missing the hat. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 - Gracie The WaafA WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform. Date: circa 1940s
Lilliburlero (Calling Us All)An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lilliburlero, (calling us all) arranged by Kenneth J. Alford, words by Arthur Stanley
My ACW2, Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for My ACW2, (My Aircraftswoman 2), written and composed by Royal Air Force flight lieutenant John Barnes
She's Fallen For The ForemanAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for She's Fallen For The Foreman, by Ralph Butler, Tolchard Evans and Everett Lynton
After The War Is Over, Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for After The War Is Over, a comedy song waltz, music by Tolchard Evans, words by Ralph Butler
March Of The A. T. S. Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for March Of The A.T.S. written and composed by Jimmy Kennedy. The image portrays a smiling young lady of the Auxiliary Territorial Service
The Adventure Book For GirlsAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's short story book, The Adventure Book For Girls. The image portrays an Auxiliary Territorial Service girl speaking with a land girl from out of her
WW2 - W. A. A. F. With Commanding OfficerA WW2 short story illustration which depicts a scene where the commanding officer is snarling towards a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Date: circa 1940
WW2 A. T. S. Greetings CardThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a British woman of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, standing by a camouflaged van under the Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 W. A. A. F. Greetings CardThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, themed on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a servicewomen can be seen in the illustration waving towards a fighter plane. May your luck be always sky-high
WW2 A. T. S. Greetings Card, Cheerio!A WW2 Auxiliary Territorial Service themed greetings card, the illustration portrays a servicewoman saluting from her driver's seat. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas A. T. S. CardsA pair of Auxiliary Territorial Service Christmas greetings cards, one shows a foil effect emblem with a ribbon, while the other bears an illustration of some servicewomen loading a truck with
WW2 Headwear Greetings CardsA series of three WW2 greetings cards in the shape of service hats including the Auxiliary Fire Service, the Royal Air Force and Air Raid Precautions Warden. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Birthday Card, InitialsA WW2 birthday greetings card with a focus on initials, some of which represent wartime services including the Royal Air Force, Auxiliary territorial service, National Fire Service
WW2 Christmas Card, A. T. S. GirlAn illustrated WW2 Christmas greetings card, the image portrays an Auxiliary Territorial Service girl waving the Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Birthday Card, W. A. T. SAn illustrated WW2 birthday greetings card, W.A.T.S. the use of worrying? Smile, it's your birthday! The image shows a pair of smiling cats wearing Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service
RFA Brambleleaf heraldic shieldRoyal Fleet Auxiliary - RFA Brambleleaf heraldic shield. Date: circa 1980
W. A. A. F. And Air Cadet, WW2A pair of portrait illustrations of a lady in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and a boy air cadet. Date: 1941
Aeroplane in Sea, SpitheadA British aeroplane had fallen into the sea at Spithead due to the bad weather and high winds. The plane can be seen getting towed away by R.A.F Auxiliary vessel Adastral. Date: 1925
Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948), originally of Schleswig-Holstein, was a grandaughter of Queen Victoria. Here she is seen as President of the National Women's Auxiliary of the YMCA
Members of the ATA (Women's Section)Members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Women's Section. Winifred Crossley (d. 2008) was one of the very first women to join. Date: 1940
Women ATA pilotsGabrielle Patterson (1905-1968) and Grace Brown, pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Date: 1940
Auxiliary firewomanMrs Aird, on duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) which was founded in 1938. Date: 1939
Duchess of MarlboroughAlexandra Spencer-Churchill (1900-1961), Duchess of Marlborough, was born Alexandra Cadogan. Here she is seen in Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) uniform. Date: 1939
Wartime advert for Vinolia Soap, featuring an image a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Date: 1943
Wartime advert for Yardley Cosmetics, featuring the face of a woman in Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform. Date: 1943
Auxiliary Territorial Service using search lights at night to spot on coming aircraft. Date: 1943
Women gardeners tending soldiers graves, World War OneSome corner of a foreign field that is for ever England. Graves of British soldiers in France tended by members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) who had been trained at Kew Gardens
Trinket Box with Caton Woodville WWI battle sceneTrinket Box lined with velvet. On lid - a relief after Caton Woodville's painting of a battle scene, signed by the artist
Page of adverts for women 1941Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women
Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWIITwo adverts for women's clothing first from Moss Bros for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Officer's uniform made from Barathea or Whipcord, supplied read to wear
Advert for Burberry women's equipment WWIIDuring the Second World War Burberry supplied the British Army with a range of military clothing and accessories. Advertisement for a range of Auxiliary Service equipment for women Date: 1941
