British Forces

Surviving veteran.

The Princess Elizabeth Windsor in uniform of junior officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) the womens' auxiliary service of the British Army during WW2. ATS women were barred from (at least direct) combat, but served in a wide range of auxiliary roles, ranging from clerks to searchlight operators, and from anti-aircraft gunners to - as here - drivers. Princess Elizabeth spent time as a lorry/ambulance driver in the UK and, apparently, was a dab hand at changing tyres. Postwar, the ATS became the Womens' Royal Army Corps (WRAC), I think, in 1949. I am pretty sure that this lady is still living - she appears on the telly from time to time in her current title of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ... God Save You, Ma'm ! Best regards, JR.