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The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War.It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps.
Helen Gwynne-Vaughan was made Chief Controller of the newly formed Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1939. [4] This was a role that Mary Baxter Ellis had turned down, but she agreed however to supply 1500 women to serve with the ATS as long as they could be independent.
The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS): ATS working on a Churchill tank at a Royal Army Ordnance Corps Depot. Photograph shows the women guiding the turret into position. Many ATS worked with the newly formed REME on jobs such as this.
Auxiliary Territorial Service [1] (1941–1949) Chief controller Senior controller ... Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939–1940) Senior controller: Controller:
Women's Auxiliary Service may refer to: Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) , a group of British and Australian women who operated mobile canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II Women's Auxiliary Service (Poland) , a unit of the Polish Armed Forces during World War II
The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) also known as the Chinthe Women because of the mythological creature that formed their badge. [1] [2] The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who operated mobile canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World
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