From the Battle of Britain to the Korean War

Serving in the Women's Voluntary Service and Auxiliary Air Force, 1940-1954
Presents a dramatic narrative from several theatres of war, including the Battle of Britain and the bombing raids on Germany, the Korean War, with first-hand testimony, as well as accounts of the dangerous RAF base at Habbaniya and Hong Kong in the 1950s.
In 1941, Beryl Baxter, a dressmaker from Grimsby, signed up to do her bit in the Battle of Britain. She was to serve as a plotter as aircraftswoman in the WAAF and, upon discharge in 1949 she began life as a welfare worker for the Women's Voluntary Service. Her postings included the Korean War, Japan, Hong Kong and Iraq. Throughout these years of service she fulfilled the roles of mother, sister and girlfriend to thousands of servicemen, both conscripts and regulars. Presenting a dramatic narrative from several theatres of war, this book recalls Beryl's life, based on a large archive of letters and documents that she preserved, allowing the reader to go on these journeys to war alongside a brave and enterprising independent woman.

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