WW2 uniform, please tell me what this lady did?

[Kiltaglassan]

Here's a photo from the RAF Museum-
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/women-of-the-air-force/all-the-same-buttons/
https://mk0rafmuseumxfbci8mu.kinstacdn.com/images/online_exhibitions/2LG.jpg


KG

[ShaunJ]

He says there is an RAF wings shoulder flash.

I'm not seeing it !

[Sandblown]

I believe the Lady in question, WWII Service Records, will still be held by the MOD. It costs £30 to obtain the information. You might try and locate Her on the 1939 National Register, via the Ancestry or FindMyPast Websites. That is, if She was still a Civilian, at that point in time.

[medpat]

It had to be a brass button because the collar doesn't go as far as the shoulder and the button was close to it.

[guest259648]

Here's a photo from the RAF Museum-
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/women-of-the-air-force/all-the-same-buttons/
https://mk0rafmuseumxfbci8mu.kinstacdn.com/images/online_exhibitions/2LG.jpg


KG

KG
Good photo, many thanks, and very convincing.
I've found a photo of the Queen (ATS) and her outfit looks quite different.

So I'm happy to go with the WAAF, it seems the best fit?

Can we search WAAF records with just a Christian name? (Hoping!!)
I will need to identify all likely candidates, see where they came from and whittle it down.

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[guest259648]

He says there is an RAF wings shoulder flash.

I'm not seeing it !

Shaun J
Which shoulder would the flash be on? (Or was there a flash on both?)
I'm learning...

The photo is the right way round, I believe, so we are seeing (or attempting to see!) her right shoulder, aren't we.

D

[guest259648]

I believe the Lady in question, WWII Service Records, will still be held by the MOD. It costs £30 to obtain the information. You might try and locate Her on the 1939 National Register, via the Ancestry or FindMyPast Websites. That is, if She was still a Civilian, at that point in time.

Sandblown
Thank you. It's good to know that records can be obtained, it's comforting :-)

I need to do a lot of work before I can consult the indexes, because I have so little information.
D

[medpat]

The RAF eagle is at the top of both sleeves.

The Queen was an officer, they have different uniforms from the other ranks.

[ShaunJ]

ATS greatcoat: https://www.replicaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ats-greatcoat.jpg

The lady in the photo has the collar turned up