Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

Group of female carpenters. According to the existing caption, they are building an extension to a workshop. They are in the process of building the frame and are surrounded by planks of wood. A number of the women are balancing on wooden beams, and two o…

The players in the game seem happy and excited. It is unusual to see men and women interacting in images in this collection, making this scene all the more arresting. W.A.A.C. stands for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. [Original reads: 'OFFIC…

Allied military officers relaxing away from the lines in France, during World War I. Soldiers sitting under parasols in deckchairs or on the grass, smoking and drinking bottled beer. Their demeanours as well as their uniforms mark them out as officers. Th…

Two members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, France, during World War I. The two women in this image seem happy and relaxed. They are laughing and joking with each other and seem to share a good rapport with each other. Although their uniforms app…

Woman given War Office post - Chief of Auxiliary Territorials. The appointment has been announced by the War Office of Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan as Director, Auxiliary Territorial Service, Army Branch, with the rank of Chief Controller. The Auxiliary Terr…

Cricket team, composed of members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, France, during World War I. The women in this image are standing posed in a formal grouping. Although mainly wearing their uniforms they also have bits of protective cricket clothi…

Uniformed women stand outside their tents, which are pitched in a wooded area. This is very obviously a posed photograph showing the women looking relaxed and cheerful. It is believed to have been taken by Tom Aitken, and was probably intended for propaga…

Two women holding up a wooden window frame. They have just finished constructing it, and are holding it up for the camera. The woman on the left is holding a hammer in her right hand. Behind them, a number of men and women are also standing looking at the…

Female carpenters, France, during World War I. This image shows a group of female carpenters working in a lumber yard, constructing wooden huts. There are two teams, each standing at a large table covered with wood. Whilst they do not have a uniform, all …

Female carpenters working in a yard surrounded by large wooden buildings. In the foreground a number of the women are standing around a large table, holding hammers. According to the original caption they are constructing sides for wooden huts. In the bac…

Four female volunteers are shown sleeping outdoors, their British army helmets close to hand. The woodland cover and the tin helmets would help to protect the women against aerial attack, but they were never entirely safe: at Etaples Army Camp in April 19…

A large wooden hut built by female carpenters attached to Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. According to the photograph's original caption, the hut has been built entirely from discarded boxes. A wooden walkway leads up to the doorway, and a row …

A group of female carpenters, attached to Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, posing for the camera. Although they are not wearing a uniform, all of the women are wearing a protective coat or pinafore over their clothing. Some are holding tools or equi…

Soldiers and WAACs watching French children playing in the sand, in France, during World War I. This photograph brings together men, women and children from several countries, as they relax in their deckchairs and watch some French children build a large …

A smiling British volunteer is pictured with the dog that acted as her regiment's mascot. The adoption of dogs as mascots by British regiments reflects the important military roles fulfilled by dogs as far back as ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman tim…

W.A.A.C officers viewing a wrecked enemy plane, France, during World War I. This photograph is one showing salvage work being carried out on wrecked enemy planes. The fact that the soldier is so engrossed in conversation and the women have their back to t…

W.A.A.C. members watching a juggler, France, during World War I. The people in this image are standing in a tight, cosy circle, although the women are standing to the right and the gents to the left. They are facing into the sun, which has given the image…

The great victory march in London .x000D Queen Mary ' s Army Auxiliary Corps .x000D 19 July 1919

Four smiling children have been depicted sitting on a doorstep on the front of this postcard. The caption above reads, ‘When mother went and joined the W.A.A.C.s / We were pleased but didn’t tell, / Cos it was the whacks we used to get, / That used to giv…