King Edward's School is an independent day school for boys in the British public school tradition, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Founded by King Edward VI in 1552, it is part of the Foundation of
King Edward VI School Birmingham
The school buildings on the New Street site, 1731–1834
The School was founded by King Edward VI in 1552.
Charles Barry's New Street school, 1835–1936
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was a predominantly-Black, multi-ethnic battalion of the US Women's Army Corps that managed postal services. The 6888th
King Edward's School, Birmingham
…playing fields, and they were used by the British and US armies for the remainder of the war. This use included, from February 1945, the basing of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion: the only all-female, all-Black US Army unit to be deployed overseas during the war. The 855 women of the battalion were sent to Birmingham to sort and…
Members of the Battalion in a May 1945 parade honoring Joan of Arc where she had been burned at the stake
Women's Army Corps 6888th Battalion Logo
Private Ruth L. James at the gates of the battalion's facility in Rouen during a 1945 "open house" attended by hundreds of other African American soldiers