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Title: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: Axamfam on Friday 06 November 20 13:34 GMT (UK)

Can anyone help to identify the uniform of this relative?  I don't know who she is, but am hoping if I can identify the uniform, it will point me in the correct direction.

Title: Re: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 06 November 20 13:40 GMT (UK)

WAAF. Like this one: http://www.wadhamsfamilyhistory.co.uk/WAAFORtunic.jpg

Title: Re: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: Axamfam on Friday 06 November 20 14:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you Shaun J.  Do you know if there were branches all over.  I am hoping there weren't too many branches, or it will make tracing her impossible.  Was this uniform only used in WW2?

Title: Re: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 06 November 20 14:23 GMT (UK)

WAAF was the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.  WW2. There were 180,000 of them by 1943.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force

Title: Re: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: Axamfam on Friday 06 November 20 16:20 GMT (UK)

Quote from: ShaunJ on Friday 06 November 20 14:23 GMT (UK)

WAAF was the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.  WW2. There were 180,000 of them by 1943.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force

Thanks

Title: Re: Identifying Uniform on female
Post by: SandyMcJ on Sunday 08 November 20 16:52 GMT (UK)

'Propellor' badge indicates she was LACW (leading aircraftwoman)