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	Auxiliary Territorial Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) was the women's branch of the British Army during World War II.
		The ATS was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949.
		In December of 1941 Parliament passed the National Service Act, which called up unmarried women between 20 and 30 years old to join one of the auxiliary services.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auxiliary_Territorial_Service (686 words)

	The Auxiliary Territorial Service
		In 1921, with the exception of the nursing services, the women’s organisations were disbanded only to be re-formed in 1938 (under the threat of impending war) as the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) attached to the Territorial Army.
		Accordingly in September 1938 the Auxiliary Territorial Service was formed as an integral part of the Territorial Army.
		Dedicated and distinguished service was rendered by the ATS during the war in all spheres and in all activities whose scopes were gradually widened.
	www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk /militia_vol_territorial/mvt27_1.html (632 words)

	WAAC - WAC 1942-1944
		During the spring and summer of 1942, members of the British women's services were employed by the American forces especially in the performance of air force duties and in officers' messes, and discussions of the needs of the various commands of the European Theater of Operations continued.
		In the change from auxiliary to Army status, the WAAC personnel was given the choice of re-enlisting or transportation to the United States for discharge.
		By October when Services of Supply renewed its requisitions, the WAC s had ceased to be a novelty and had become a part of the general scene in the European Theater of Operations.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/topics/women/waac.htm (8482 words)

	MEMOIRS OF AN ACK-ACK GIRL
		However, my goal was still volunteering for the Auxiliary Territorial Service at seventeen and a half, which was still quite a bit away.
		The men were needed in all branches of the services therefore this was a way of conscripting men.
		There also was the Womens Land Army whose job it was to go to a farm and work to help out the farmer due to the fact that his son or sons had been called up to fight for their country.
	members.aol.com /gmclly/patriotism.html (872 words)

	MSM Awards
		Eleventhly.It is ordained that service on the permanent staff of any of the aforesaid forces by members of Our permanent forces of Our Commonwealth, or service in a Reserve or Auxiliary Force involving a liability for service only and no liability for training in peace, shall not reckon as qualifying service for the Decoration.
		Service in the ranks of the permanent naval or military forces of New Zealand or of the United Kingdom or of a dominion or colony during the period from the 4th day of August 1914 to the 31st day of December 1921 inclusive: Provided that the individual was subsequently commissioned into the Territorial Force:
		Service in the force in which the officer, qualified for and was awarded the Volunteer Officer's Decoration, the Territorial Decoration, or the Colonial Auxiliary Officers' Decoration:
	honours.homestead.com /nzed.html (2181 words)

	3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Service Numbers
		Each unit or service was designated a 'block' of available numbers that were given out sequentially to new enlistees.
		In the case of the Royal Army Service Corps a single letter prefix was added to the front of the number due to the size of the corps.
		Each of the Militia Districts received the same number block of 1 to 399,999 for the CASF, which was then divided into smaller blocks for the units that were part of that MD. In addition, each of the Milita Districts was assigned a single letter designation, which would be prefixed to a recruit's number.
	www.6th-airborne.org /service_numbers.html (705 words)

	FamilyRecords.gov.uk \| Focus on... Women in Uniform \| Women in World War II - Introduction
		Another service disbanded after WW1 was the WAAC, they were reformed as the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and totalled over 190,000.
		After the war the WRNS became a permanent service and in 1993 were assimilated into the main body of the Navy.
		The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was renamed to the Women's Royal Air Force in 1949 and merged with the RAF in 1994.
	www.familyrecords.gov.uk /focuson/womeninuniform/wwii_intro.htm (604 words)

	Categories of service entitled to exemption: position prior to Armed Forces Act 1981
		The Women’s Services listed above have been assimilated by the Armed Forces Act 1981, so that as from 28 July 1981 members of those bodies fall within the general description of armed forces of the Crown.
		Exemption is available where the injury etc occurred during membership or employment in the service concerned prior to its assimilation.
		Service with the armed forces of the Dominions and Colonies (but not with the forces of the Republics associated with the British Commonwealth) qualifies for exemption, but you should proceed in accordance with the guidance given at IHTM11291 (last paragraph).
	www.hmrc.gov.uk /manuals/IHTmanual/IHTM11312.htm (285 words)

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		Now, surely, it would be absurd to debar women from military service simply because it might endanger life and limb, since they were in equal danger with men at home, from aerial bombardment.
		These three chief women's Services, linked directly with the fighting forces, were to expand rapidly with the introduction of conscription by the National Service Act of December 1941, when all direct recruiting was cancelled.
		They were closely connected with the best-kept secret of the early days of war, radio-location, specially selected for their perfect eyesight, clear voices and integrity of character, working side by side with men through long hours and often under conditions of great strain.
	histru.bournemouth.ac.uk /Oral_History/Women_in_the_War/background_info.htm (1387 words)

	WAAFs - Womens Royal Auxillary Air Force
		Women enrolled in the ATS were trained for service with either the Army or Royal Air Force in the event of the outbreak of hostilities.
		In June 1946 it was announced that the Women's Services would be retained on a voluntary basis as a permanent part of the regular Armed Forces of the Crown.
		From 1 April 1984 all new entrants to the Service both male and female, have been trained in the use of firearms and may be employed on armed duties in defence of themselves, other personnel and installations wherever required.
	www.64-baker-street.org /organisations/orgs_the_waaf.html (318 words)

	Elizabeth II - MSN Encarta
		During World War II (1939-1945) Elizabeth and her younger sister were sent for safety from Buckingham Palace in London to live first at Balmoral, Scotland, and later at the royal lodge at Windsor, England.
		Although her father did not want Elizabeth to be called up for national service during the war, she herself was most eager to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army.
		Elizabeth’s reign has been marked by vast changes in the lives of her people and in the power and prestige of her nation.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556932/Elizabeth_II.html (978 words)

	The Role of an ATS Officer in Auxiliary Units
		The author of this report joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in November 1938.
		Then came a period of more detailed training, still at a secret location 'somewhere in Essex', including maintenance of the sets; deciphering/enciphering codes and the use of a rifle and pistol (although these were not issued to us).
		Initially most ATS (Signals) Officers were accommodated, with board, in civilian billets - selected by the local Police; attached to the nearest Area Headquarters for administrative purposes; dependent on the Royal Corps of Signals personnel for providing transport to and from billets to sites and for technical assistance at the 'secret' locations.
	www.btinternet.com /~david.waller/bculletonats.htm (489 words)

	The Real Charlotte Grays - Active service
		Over 200,000 women in the Auxiliary Territorial Service drove, cooked and cleaned for the army.
		Although 120 women became pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary they flew planes between bases and not into battle.
		Others in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force also cooked and cleaned, as well as performing technical tasks such as operating radar stations.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/C/charlotte_gray/active.html (278 words)

	King's Own Royal Regiment Museum
		The territorial 5th Battalion and 56th Anti-Tank Regiment (the old 4th Battalion) went across to France and Belgium in 1940, along with the newly raised 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions.
		The Auxiliary Territorial Service was born in the crisis of September 1938 when war with Germany seemed imminent.
		The women were expected to train like Territorial Army soldiers and their affiliated units were asked to help with out-of-camp training.
	www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com /ww2.htm (982 words)

	Welcome to Adobe GoLive 4
		Women who did military service in the Second World War are trying to establish the first national memorial to commemorate their work.
		Ack-ack girls, who nabbed anti - aircraft guns and searchlight batteries trying to stop enemy warplanes, are joining women who were involved in other military operations to seek formal recognition of their contribution to the war effort.
		The Ack-ack girls belonged to the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) forerunner of the Women's Royal Army Corps.
	www.mkheritage.co.uk /bpt/Women/Luftwaffe.html (294 words)

	Auxiliary Territorial Service
		In January 1917, the government announced the establishment of a new voluntary service, the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC).
		The Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service was official launched on 9th September, 1938.
		Similar expansion policies were pursued by all the women's Services and, as the manpower situation became increasingly acute, women took over more and more duties and trades to release men for active service.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWats.htm (2553 words)

	First Aid Nursing Yeomanry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Second World War, the FANY formed the initial driver companies of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, as well as serving as a parent unit for many females that undertook espionage work for the Special Operations Executive.
		Since the end of the war, the corps has specialised in communications for the Army and the City of London Police and is open to volunteers between the ages of 18 to 45 who reside or work near London (within the M25).
		On formal occasions they still wear a uniform similar to that worn by the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the Second World War (although their working dress is similar to that of the modern British Army).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Aid_Nursing_Yeomanry (354 words)

	Queen Elizabeth II
		At 16, as World War II raged, she asked her father if she could serve as a volunteer nurse in bombed-damaged London, but he though it was too dangerous.
		She persisted in asking, and when she was 18 he allowed her to volunteer with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was trained to drive and repair heavy transport vehicles, although she was not allowed to do much of the actual driving and repair work.
		Her first crush was on her distant cousin Prince Philip of Greece, and at 20 they were engaged, against her father's vehement wishes.
	www.nndb.com /people/174/000023105 (562 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - The Auxiliary Territorial Service
		The ATS, Auxiliary Territorial Service, was the Women's branch of the British Army.
		She enrolled at Droitwich and was assigned to the 8th AA MT Company ATS of 160 (M) HAA Royal Artillery.
		Her job was to deliver documents to various anti-aircraft sites and to accompany services VIP cars.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /allied/ats.html (812 words)

	Women's Royal Army Corps [UK]
		Women in the Auxiliary Services, by Peter N. Risbey.
		Roll of honour of the Auxilary Territorial Service (later re-named the WRAC) : (covers the period from 1939 to 1947).
		The women's Auxiliary Territorial Service : a phenomenon in the British armed forces.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/corps/WRAC.htm (563 words)

	FamilyRecords.gov.uk \| Focus on... Women in Uniform \| Women in World War II - Sources
		Service with the army / by Chief Controller, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan.
		Regulations for the Auxiliary Territorial Service 1941 / War Office.
		A.T.S.: an investigation of the attitudes of women, the general public, and A.T.S. personnel to the Auxilliary Territorial Service - N.p.
	www.familyrecords.gov.uk /focuson/womeninuniform/wwii_reading.htm (1225 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Queen honours wartime heroines
		The Queen served as an ATS recruit during World War II The Queen has relived World War II memories of her days in the services at the opening of a new exhibition to mark the efforts of British women in wartime.
		She chatted at the Imperial War Museum in London to six fellow former members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who she trained with on a driving and mechanics course.
		Ms McAndrew told the Queen she was hoping to visit the troops in Iraq for a second time after going on a morale-boosting visit earlier this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/3190334.stm (610 words)

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		The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) was formed by the government 1938 and incorporated members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY).
		Recruits of the ATS were granted equal status with men, 'assuming the responsibilities and enjoying the privileges of the rest of the armed forces of the Crown'.
		Connie's experiences in the ATS involved training as a driver of heavy vehicles, operating the wireless and travelling to Europe to be an ambulance driver.
	histru.bournemouth.ac.uk /Oral_History/Women_in_the_War/Ats/ats_index.htm (144 words)

	MSM Awards
		Seventhly: It is ordained that service in West Africa (except that performed by natives of West Africa) shall reckon two-fold as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps, but any period spend on leave therefrom shall reckon only as single qualifying service.
		Ninthly: It is ordained that such service rendered in the ranks of a Cadet Force as may be defined in the regulations hereinafter mentioned shall count as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
		Twelfthly: It is ordained that such service in the authorised Naval or Air Auxiliary or Volunteer Forces of Our Empire or territories under Our protection as may be defined in the regulations hereinafter mentioned shall count as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
	honours.homestead.com /nzem.html (831 words)

	Miss Temple's Army
		Miss Beatrice Temple volunteered for excitement and adventure in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the second World War.
		Miss Temple interviewed almost a hundred volunteers for the auxiliary unit, in Harrods fourth floor lounge.
		She spent the rest of he war in unexciting jobs in administration, finally reaching the rank Chief of the Service and the equivalent of Lieutenant Colonel.
	www.btinternet.com /~david.waller/Templesarmy.htm (663 words)

	Caribbean participants in the Second World War
		Of these, well over a 100 were women who were posted overseas - 80 chose the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) for their contribution, while around 30 joined the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service).
		One thousand volunteers for army service were formed into the Caribbean Regiment, which went overseas in 1944 and saw service in the Middle East and Italy.
		She joined up in 1943, and worked in hospitals as a member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service).
	www.mgtrust.org /car2.htm (1098 words)

	The Art of Sergeant Elva Blacker - Part 1
		The huge expansion of the Armed Services at the start of the Second World War was bound to draw into military life a whole variety of people who had probably never imagined that they would ever wear a uniform.
		This applied equally to women as to men, as the practicality of female military service had been proved during the First World War, and the Authorities had no hesitation in forming the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Women's Royal Naval Service and Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1939 when war appeared inevitable.
		Elva Blacker may have remembered the First World War in the form of the Zeppelin raids over Losford as she was born in 1908 and lived in Surrey where, from 1903, her father ran a photographic studio.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /london/exhibitions/elva_blacker/index.cfm (262 words)

	Royal Engineers Museum and Library - Research Section - Researching Service Records page
		For service records prior to the First World War (1914-18) and for officers and other ranks served in this war but not afterwards you will need to research at The National Archives (TNA) at Kew.
		Before 1856 - the engineers were part of Board of Ordnance under the command of the Master-General of the Ordnance - their service records at The National Archives can be found in files WO 11 and WO 54.
		Service records for the Corps of the Royal Australian Engineers are held at:
	www.remuseum.org.uk /rem_res_service.htm (1472 words)

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