Women's Legion

[billy4294]

Photo of a member of the Women's Legion. Nice shot of her badge plus a rifle regiment sweetheart brooch.
Billy

[Home Guard]

Great picture!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Terry

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by billy4294

Photo of a member of the Women's Legion. Nice shot of her badge plus a rifle regiment sweetheart brooch.
Billy

I think she's a WAAC who was previously a member of the WL. Former WL members who transferred to the WAAC were permitted to wear the WL badge on the left breast of their uniforms.

[Home Guard]

Hoot, Not trying to be ornery, but does the lapel count as wear it on her left chest? Asking only for my education.

Thanks,

Terry

[Mike_2817]

Originally Posted by Home Guard

Hoot, Not trying to be ornery, but does the lapel count as wear it on her left chest? Asking only for my education.

Thanks,

Terry

I do not think she is wearing uniform.

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by Home Guard

Hoot, Not trying to be ornery, but does the lapel count as wear it on her left chest? Asking only for my education.

Thanks,

Terry

Yes Terry, in that particular uniform it does.

[gb64]

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[Hoot]

Originally Posted by Mike_2817

I do not think she is wearing uniform.

It is a uniform as seen by the WAAC epaulettes. Not a very smart one but that was typical of the times.

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Hoot

It is a uniform as seen by the WAAC epaulettes. Not a very smart one but that was typical of the times.

Yes I agree, it’s an officer grade uniform too, but I don’t think that the hat is regulation, although it’s a similar overall shape. It appears to be straw. Correction: it seems there were two types as seen in the photo below, one dark straw and the other drab felt, which latter seems to have become by far the more common.
Great photo, thank you for sharing.

[Home Guard]

Thanks Hoot, I'll remember that for the few WAAC/WL items I have.

Terry

[mike_vee]

What differentiates the WAAC uniform from the Women's Legion one ?

Pic #1 is from Burberry catalog.


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[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by Hoot

Former WL members who transferred to the WAAC were permitted to wear the WL badge on the left breast of their uniforms.

Found this :

Thus, the Military Cookery Section of the WL ceased to exist on September 1917 when all 6,000 cooks and waitresses in the United Kingdom were absorbed into the newly formed WAAC. They eventually adopted WAAC uniform but were permitted wear their old WL badge on their lapel.

Also this photo.

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[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by mike_vee

What differentiates the WAAC uniform from the Women's Legion one ?

Pic #1 is from Burberry catalog.


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Looking at her belt and the size of her non regulation buttons I think it must be the early stages of absorption of the WL by the WAAC with a sort of hybrid uniform, as she definitely has WAAC pattern shoulder straps. A sort of transitional period perhaps.

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

Looking at her belt and the size of her non regulation buttons I think it must be the early stages of absorption of the WL by the WAAC with a sort of hybrid uniform, as she definitely has WAAC pattern shoulder straps. A sort of transitional period perhaps.

Thanks , the quote I posted mentions "They eventually adopted WAAC uniform " so that would fit in with your suggestion.

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[engr9266]

Originally Posted by mike_vee

Found this :



Also this photo.

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I notice that on the right arm of this lady there are 5 bars/stripes. Are these rank? or Good conduct?
engr9266