Description
Object description
Interesting ts memoir (2pp including one photograph) entitled 'My War Effort', with few dates, recording her service in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) (1942 - 1945), including joining the WAAF at RAF Hendon (1942); her training at RAF Innsworth and at RAF Compton Bassett (1942), learning how to send and receive Morse (1942); her service with 143rd Salvage Group at Magdalene College, Oxford (1942 - ?1943); training to become a Morse Direction Finder Operator at RAF Compton Bassett (?1943 - ?1944); her service as a Direction Finder for the Air Sea Rescue Flying Boats, RAF Calshot (1944 - 1945); and commenting on life with the WAAF, notably forgetting to put her cap badge on during an inspection; a description of her work place, duties and leisure activities whilst at Magdalene, College Oxford and RAF Calshot, and her celebrations on VE Day and VJ Day as the war ended.
Content description
Interesting ts memoir (2pp including one photograph) entitled 'My War Effort', with few dates, recording her service in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) (1942 - 1945), including joining the WAAF at RAF Hendon (1942); her training at RAF Innsworth and at RAF Compton Bassett (1942), learning how to send and receive Morse (1942); her service with 143rd Salvage Group at Magdalene College, Oxford (1942 - ?1943); training to become a Morse Direction Finder Operator at RAF Compton Bassett (?1943 - ?1944); her service as a Direction Finder for the Air Sea Rescue Flying Boats, RAF Calshot (1944 - 1945); and commenting on life with the WAAF, notably forgetting to put her cap badge on during an inspection; a description of her work place, duties and leisure activities whilst at Magdalene, College Oxford and RAF Calshot, and her celebrations on VE Day and VJ Day as the war ended.
History note
Cataloguer EJG
History note
Catalogue date 2006-08-17