Private Papers of Mrs L Downer | Imperial War Museums

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Brief ms memoir (7pp) covering her service in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, October 1917 - June 1919, describing her enlistment and work as a clerk at Boulogne docks, the living conditions in their camp outside the town, and her satisfaction at the high level of competence attained by women in the QMAAC during the war, together with her certificate of identity and demobilisation papers, and a number of items relating to the QMAAC Old Comrades Association.

History note

Catalogue date 1978-05

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Cataloguer CP

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First World War (content), Interwar (content)

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File: Weight 0.2 kg

Box: 3.8

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Documents.6569

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