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£10 £10To mark the release of her latest book, historian and author Tessa Dunlop chairs an exclusive panel featuring some of the last surviving female soldiers of the Second World War.
In December 1941, for the first time in its history, Britain introduced military conscription for women. A generation of girls came of age serving king and country in the Second World War.
Eighty years on from this groundbreaking legislation, hear from several inspirational women, all of whom served in the khaki of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the largest of the three female military services, during the war.
Joining the panel will be:
Betty Webb MBE (aged 98): ATS, Staff Sergeant
Daphne Atteridge (aged 98): ATS, Searchlight Regiment
Diana Lidstone (aged 97): ATS, Lance Corporal
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2021-11-10 2021-11-10 Europe/London An Evening with the Army Girls To mark the release of her latest book, historian and author Tessa Dunlop chairs an exclusive panel featuring some of the last surviving female soldiers of the Second World War. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2021/11/10/an-evening-with-the-army-girls-279447 National Army Museum,Royal Hospital Road, London,London,Location
Royal Hospital Road, London,
London,
SW3 4HT
London,
SW3 4HT
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