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Peter Clifford 04-12-17 07:35 PM

Woman in uniform WWI
 
Can anyone suggest which of the women's services this woman might have belonged to?

http://www.forefathers.co.uk/data/EPSON701.JPG

http://www.forefathers.co.uk/data/Uniform_cropped.JPG

Many thanks for any help you can offer

Tinto 04-12-17 08:40 PM

Possibly British Red Cross.
Cheers, Tinto

sapper533 04-12-17 09:17 PM

I could be way off but Navy and Army Canteen Board jumped into my mind, and could the letters on the cloth shoulder title be 'C B' for NACB?
Sorry if I'm talking a load of rubbish
Cheers
Sean

Hoot 04-12-17 09:38 PM

She might possibly be a member of the Womens Volunteer Reserve. They were apparently recruited from the upper-classes and that uniform appears to be of a superior quality to the average womens uniforms of the time.

sapper533 04-12-17 09:47 PM

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The NACB badge also has a large crown like the partial one that can be seen in the hat

sapper533 04-12-17 09:52 PM

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Here's a photo from the Internet note the similar uniform but more importantly the cloth shoulder title being worn

Phil2M 05-12-17 12:02 AM

Her shoulder title says NACB, does it not?

ebro 05-12-17 02:55 AM

You have convinced me that it is NACB.
Eddie

Peter Clifford 05-12-17 08:08 AM

Many thanks to everyone who took the trouble to reply.

This is my wife's grandmother. NACB would fit as pretty much the only family story about her WWI experiences we have is that she served tea on a station platform somewhere (probably should have mentioned that...).

Thanks

Pete


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