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Caribbean Women in WW2 Britain
There were plenty Caribbean Women serving in WW2. When we think of the British Armed Forces, there is often a tendency to think exclusively of men. In the past this has been largely due to the majority of Armed forces being made of almost entirely of men.
However, WW2 saw plenty of Women sign up to the British Armed Forces. The exact numbers of Caribbean women serving in the BritishArmed forces can be difficult to pin down to an exact number. However, Richard Smith, writing in the Oxford Companion to Black British History.
Around 80- Caribbean women joined the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) and 30 joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service.(ATS) READ MORE FROM THE REAL SOURCEAbout 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.
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