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Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Hastings Sussex [2]

Islington London [2]

Preston Lancashire [2]

West Ham Essex [2]

1 Prospect Place Masons Hill Bromley Kent [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Basford Nottinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey London [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chesterton Cambridgeshire [1]

Christchurch Hampshire [1]

Clerkenwell London [1]

Croydon [1]

Cudham Bromley Kent [1]

Darfield, Yorkshire [1]

Downham Norfolk [1]

East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Ely Cambridgeshire [1]

Exeter Devon [1]

Glastonbury Somerset [1]

Grantham Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich London [1]

Grimsby, Licolnshire [1]

Halifax Yorkshire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hendon Middlesex [1]

Holborn London [1]

Holloway, Middlesex [1]

Hull Yorkshire [1]

Kings Lynn Norfolk [1]

Knossington, Leicestershire [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham London [1]

Llandow, Glamorgan [1]

Marylebone London [1]

Mitford Norfolk [1]

Moussonire Hills [1]

Orwell Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire [1]

Otley, Suffolk [1]

Pancras, London [1]

Parkstone, Poole, Dorset [1]

Preston Plucknett [village], near Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Reading Berkshire [1]

Rank

Member [80]

Clerk [6]

Driver [5]

Worker [5]

Chief Section Leader [3]

Deputy Administrator [3]

Private [2]

25719 [1]

ALIAS Member [1]

Air Commandant [1]

Aircraft Hand [1]

Assistant Administration [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Chief Controller [1]

Commandant [1]

Despatch Rider [1]

Director [1]

Instrument Repairer [1]

Ledger Clerk [1]

Major-General [1]

Member (mobile) [1]

Nurse [1]

Probationer [1]

Quarter Mistress [1]

Rigger [1]

Steward [1]

Store Woman [1]

Storewoman [1]

Sub-Section Leader [Clerks General] [1]

Telephonist [1]

Typist Clerk [1]

Waitress [1]

Unit

Women's Royal Air Force [159]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

British Women's Royal Air Force [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Women's Royal Naval Service [3]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army and Navy Canteens [1]

Auxiliary Territorial Service [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Women's Royal Air Force Service [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Guildford Military Hospital [1]

R.A.F. Records (Blandford) [1]

Scottish Women Hospital [1]

Scottish Womens Hospital [1]

WRAF [1]

Women's Legion Army Service Corps [1]

Womens Legion [1]

Womens Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [157]

British Army [16]

Royal Navy [12]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [23]

M [15]

H [14]

P [12]

C [11]

T [11]

B [10]

A [9]

D [9]

G [8]

L [7]

W [7]

J [5]

R [5]

E [4]

N [4]

F [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

K [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Country

United Kingdom [73]

Australia [1]

United States [1]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Hastings Sussex [2] Islington London [2] Preston Lancashire [2] West Ham Essex [2] 1 Prospect Place Masons Hill Bromley Kent [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Basford Nottinghamshire [1] Bermondsey London [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Chelsea London [1] Chesterton Cambridgeshire [1] Christchurch Hampshire [1] Clerkenwell London [1] Croydon [1] Cudham Bromley Kent [1] Darfield, Yorkshire [1] Downham Norfolk [1] East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Ely Cambridgeshire [1] Exeter Devon [1] Glastonbury Somerset [1] Grantham Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich London [1] Grimsby, Licolnshire [1] Halifax Yorkshire [1] Hampshire [1] Hendon Middlesex [1] Holborn London [1] Holloway, Middlesex [1] Hull Yorkshire [1] Kings Lynn Norfolk [1] Knossington, Leicestershire [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] Lewisham London [1] Llandow, Glamorgan [1] Marylebone London [1] Mitford Norfolk [1] Moussonire Hills [1] Orwell Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire [1] Otley, Suffolk [1] Pancras, London [1] Parkstone, Poole, Dorset [1] Preston Plucknett [village], near Yeovil, Somerset [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Reading Berkshire [1]

Rank

Member [80] Clerk [6] Driver [5] Worker [5] Chief Section Leader [3] Deputy Administrator [3] Private [2] 25719 [1] ALIAS Member [1] Air Commandant [1] Aircraft Hand [1] Assistant Administration [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Chief Controller [1] Commandant [1] Despatch Rider [1] Director [1] Instrument Repairer [1] Ledger Clerk [1] Major-General [1] Member (mobile) [1] Nurse [1] Probationer [1] Quarter Mistress [1] Rigger [1] Steward [1] Store Woman [1] Storewoman [1] Sub-Section Leader [Clerks General] [1] Telephonist [1] Typist Clerk [1] Waitress [1]

Unit

Women's Royal Air Force [159] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] British Women's Royal Air Force [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Women's Royal Naval Service [3] Royal Flying Corps [2] Army Service Corps [1] Army and Navy Canteens [1] Auxiliary Territorial Service [1] British Red Cross [1] British Women's Royal Air Force Service [1] French Red Cross [1] Guildford Military Hospital [1] R.A.F. Records (Blandford) [1] Scottish Women Hospital [1] Scottish Womens Hospital [1] WRAF [1] Women's Legion Army Service Corps [1] Womens Legion [1] Womens Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [157] British Army [16] Royal Navy [12] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [23] M [15] H [14] P [12] C [11] T [11] B [10] A [9] D [9] G [8] L [7] W [7] J [5] R [5] E [4] N [4] F [2] O [2] Y [2] K [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Country

United Kingdom [73] Australia [1] United States [1]

Rosa Jane Turmaine

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7836 Women's Royal Air Force

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Beatrice Lillian Sharrard

Born 1883

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6724 Women's Royal Air Force

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Lillian Plant

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3645 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Annie Gertrude Smith

Born 1898

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31366 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Florence Townsend

Born 1881

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21424 Women's Royal Air Force

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Rose Edith Neal

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13891 Women's Royal Air Force

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Marjorie Lilian Purefoy Fitzgerald

Born 1898

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16242 Driver Women's Royal Air Force

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S Nellie Evans

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12410 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Annetta Ellen Broad

Born 1897

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17172 Member Women's Royal Air Force No. 1 M.T. Repair Depot

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Lilian Florence Harper

Born 1900

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11738 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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May Alexandra Nutley

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13779 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Ethel Maud Lilian Richards

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Member Women's Royal Air Force Sandling

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Ada Florence Victoria Sillitoe

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7201 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Dorothy M Smitherst

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11318 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Marion Sennitt

Born 1879

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3121 Chief Section Leader Women's Royal Air Force Stores Distribution Park Ely Cambridgeshire

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Gladys Eliza Walter

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19669 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Florence Beatrice Green

Born 1901

Died 2012

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22360 Women's Royal Air Force RAF Marham

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Annie Simmons

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10752 Women's Royal Air Force

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Ivy Fanny Dixon

Born 1901

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9229 Member Women's Royal Air Force R.A.F South Carlton

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Ethel Alice Phillips

Born 1889

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20691 Women's Royal Air Force

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