Description
Physical description
beret
khaki wool beret with a circular green and brown fabric badge on the front with the letter "C".
Label
Although non-combatants under the terms of the Geneva Convention, Accredited War Correspondents wore uniform and, for the purposes of accommodation and rationing were granted a status similar to that of a commissioned officer. Uniform worn by Audrey Russell while an accredited war correspondent for the BBC 1944-1945. Audrey Russell was a well known Radio and Television Broadcaster, both during the Second World War and after. After training for a career in the theatre she made her first stage appearance in Victoria Regina at the Lyric in 1937. When war broke out she joined the National Fire Service where she served until joining the BBC's wartime staff in 1942. From 1944-45 Audrey Russell was one of the few women to became an accredited war correspondent. She went to North West Europe shortly after D-Day and reported for the BBC until the end of the war in 1945. After the war she became a news reporter, but is probably best remembered for her commentaries on numerous State occasions such as the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.. A talented amateur artists she was for many years Vice Chairman of the Council of Morley College.
History note
Although non-combatants under the terms of the Geneva Convention, Accredited War Correspondents wore uniform and, for the purposes of accommodation and rationing were granted a status similar to that of a commissioned officer. Uniform worn by Audrey Russell while an accredited war correspondent for the BBC 1944-1945. Audrey Russell was a well known Radio and Television Broadcaster, both during the Second World War and after. After training for a career in the theatre she made her first stage appearance in Victoria Regina at the Lyric in 1937. When war broke out she joined the National Fire Service where she served until joining the BBC's wartime staff in 1942. From 1944-45 Audrey Russell was one of the few women to became an accredited war correspondent. She went to North West Europe shortly after D-Day and reported for the BBC until the end of the war in 1945. After the war she became a news reporter, but is probably best remembered for her commentaries on numerous State occasions such as the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.. A talented amateur artists she was for many years Vice Chairman of the Council of Morley College.
