Auxiliary Territorial Service
The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps.
An ATS memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Two members of an ATS searchlight unit.
ATS recruitment poster, with AA gun in background
ATS women working on a Churchill tank at a Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot, 10 October 1942.
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), known as Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC) from 9 April 1918, was the women's corps of the British Army during and immediately after the First World War. It was established in February 1917 and disbanded on 27 September 1921.
Cap Badge: WAAC and QMAAC
QMAACs marching in London at the end of World War I, 1918
QMAAC tug-o-war team at the New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, August 1918
Recruitment poster