Military women in World War II were there to serve. Elna Hilliard joined the WAAC one month after it was established. Her first assignment was to oversee Battery X’s training, and she got to see ...

Women were not allowed to fight as soldiers in ... They exercised every day, taking part in Morris dancing and hockey to keep fit. The WAAC was later known as later known as Queen Mary's Army ...

The WAAC was later known as later known ... She was the first woman to be awarded the Military Medal for bravery. At first some women saw the front line of war as an adventure.

The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed in 1942, establishing a separate department which allowed women to serve in the Army. Later it became Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The Army ...

Studio portrait of Alice Rose Winterton, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Posted to as a Forewoman to British Army medical unit near Ypres was awarded a Mention in Despatches for "Gallant and ...