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World War Two / Re: Help Identifying Woman in WWII Photograph – "Maisie", Warwick, 1941
« on: Wednesday 21 May 25 11:26 BST (UK)  »
Dear Willyam and everyone who contributed,

I am truly amazed and deeply grateful for the time, care, and brilliant research you’ve all shared here.

Willyam – your work is simply extraordinary. The combination of name analysis, family links, census handwriting comparison, and newspaper archives is absolutely convincing. This feels like a major breakthrough in the mystery of Maisie, and I’m excited to explore it further.



With sincere thanks,
Přemysl Černý

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World War Two / Re: Help Identifying Woman in WWII Photograph – "Maisie", Warwick, 1941
« on: Friday 02 May 25 03:41 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Andy J2022 on Thursday 01 May 25 23:04 BST (UK)
Hi Premysl and welcome to RootsChat.

I think you are right that Maisie is wearing an ATS uniform. The only clue which might lead you to more information about her is the badge on her shoulder. It's not the standard ATS shoulder title which looks like the image below. Can you post  an enlargement of that area which might show some more detail?

As you may be aware, over the next 2-3 years all the service records from the WW2 era will be slowly  made available at the UK National Archives, and are being digitised by Ancestry. Unfortunately most of the service records do not include a photograph, so even if you were able to search all the ATS members with the first name Maisie, you wouldn't be able to confirm which one was her.

The Warwick studio may be useful later as it is possibly either where she  came from or it was where she was stationed during part of the war. Since your grandad was in Leamington Spa which is only about 7-8km from Warwick, I think it is highly likely that they met because she was serving in the same area, maybe even at the same camp.

Thank you very much for your kind reply and helpful insight!
I really appreciate it.

I will have access to the original photograph by the end of the month and will post a higher-quality scan as soon as I can.

Best regards,
Přemysl Černý

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World War Two / Help Identifying Woman in WWII Photograph – "Maisie", Warwick, 1941
« on: Wednesday 30 April 25 12:34 BST (UK)  »
Hello everyone,

I’m currently researching my grandfather’s life during WWII. He was a Czechoslovak soldier stationed in Leamington Spa in early 1941, as part of the Czechoslovak forces in exile in the UK.

Among his personal belongings, I found a studio portrait of a young woman named Maisie, which was likely sent to him in January 1941. The photo was taken in Warwick, as confirmed by the stamp on the back, which reads:

“Photo Studio, 15 High Street, Warwick”

She appears to be wearing a British military uniform, probably that of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). Unfortunately, I do not know her surname or further details.

I’m hoping that someone here might recognise the uniform, the studio, or perhaps even Maisie herself. Any guidance, suggestions, or historical insights would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached a scanned copy of the photo to this post (front and back).

Many thanks in advance for any help,

Premysl Cerny
(based in Czech Republic

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