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Friday, June 19, 2015

Caribbean Women in WW2 Britain

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

An exact number of Caribbean women who served in the British Armed forces has been difficult to verify, however, Richard Smith, noted in the Oxford Companion to Black British History:
"About 600 West Indian Women were recruited for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, arriving in Britain in the Autumn of 1943. The enlistment of these volunteers was accomplished despite official misgivings and obstruction."
Examples of Caribbean women in WW2. Serving in the British Armed Forces. Find out Who these West Indian ATS and WAAF women were.
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