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My mother (back left), 2nd Lieutenant, with other Women's Royal Army Corps officers in Scotland, c. 1949. The Schnauzer was the Commanding Officer's and was apparently a vicious beast that everyone was afraid of. Mom was drafted and served as a truck driver.
I have to check the details with my mother and her Service Book. View full size.
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