Title

'On the gun-sites', 1940. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'On the gun-sites', 1940. From Life in the A.T.S., booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tuck's Better Little Book series. The ATS was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War, and women serving received two thirds the pay of male soldiers. Initially their duties as were cooks, clerks and storekeepers, but these were expanded to create roles as orderlies, drivers, postal workers and ammunition inspectors. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, 1940]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D41_354

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,2Mb (886,1Kb) / 7,9in x 12,8in / 2382 x 3840 (300dpi)

Keywords

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