women at war

[Les Freathy]

I cant remember if we have a thread or similar on the forum or the best place to put it so i will go for broke and place it here. We are all aware of the part played by the fairer sex in the military spanning many years so to start here are two photos in WW2
1. Nothing will stop these lasses from playing withtrucks
2. Now that is some hand signal or is she about to give the instructer a good slapping

[cliff]

Mate with it's relationship to softskins (sic) I think these should be in the softskin forum and not here.

Good photos as most people forget there were many women in uniform doing this sort of thing then and now.

Hi Les,

There are a few threads about Women at War. Here is the one Hanno posted:
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2165

Fannies:
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9899

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

I cant remember if we have a thread or similar on the forum or the best place to put it so i will go for broke and place it here. We are all aware of the part played by the fairer sex in the military spanning many years so to start here are two photos in WW2
1. Nothing will stop these lasses from playing withtrucks
2. Now that is some hand signal or is she about to give the instructer a good slapping

Hi Les

Great photos, now for a couple of questions for our group:

Who can identify the truck or trucks?
In picture of the Gals in the mud what do you think they are doing?
The Mud picture has all the looks of a staged picture for the camera, for a couple of reasons, they look to clean to have been working down in the mud for long, and the only thing they could be doing where the ends of wrenches are would be the axle bolts and why would you be checking them with the truck in deep mud.
In the second the gal looks so stiff, up right and proud that you have to think this is one of the first times she has been the driver.

But great photos, looking at these young Gals all I can think is they'd be my mothers age now (and for some of our group our grandmothers)

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Who can identify the truck or trucks?
In picture of the Gals in the mud what do you think they are doing?
The Mud picture has all the looks of a staged picture for the camera, for a couple of reasons, they look to clean to have been working down in the mud for long, and the only thing they could be doing where the ends of wrenches are would be the axle bolts and why would you be checking them with the truck in deep mud.
In the second the gal looks so stiff, up right and proud that you have to think this is one of the first times she has been the driver.

The first photo looks like a Morris Commercial CDF, note the road tread tyres on the back, bet some sadistic male driving instructor made them drive into the mud

The second photo is an Austin K30 30cwt truck and it looks like the young driver is drying her nail varnish........her instructoir is not impressed, judging by his expression

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

The first photo looks like a Morris Commercial CDF, note the road tread tyres on the back, bet some sadistic male driving instructor made them drive into the mud

The first one looks like they've just been posed there... the pic would also be an excellent candidate for the "in the background" thread.

[Les Freathy]

You could be right regarding the vehicles Cliff but i feel that we may have some inclusions that do not show vehicles just the ladies doing there thing in wartime
Heres a couple more the first i recon is going for the strongest woman in Britian title the second could be bouncing the morris to release the starter dog, not sure what shes doing in the cab
cheers
Les

[Rich Payne]

An IWM picture. Taken in Northern Ireland and showing an early Matchless G3 - I can think of worse jobs than those empty roads and what was effectively a pre-war sporting 350

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Rich Payne

I can think of worse jobs than those empty roads

Rich,

Apart from riding at night on blackout lights

[Les Freathy]

Looks as if the ladies ended up with the short straw on this call out
cheers
Les

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

I cant remember if we have a thread or similar on the forum or the best place to put it so i will go for broke and place it here. We are all aware of the part played by the fairer sex in the military spanning many years so to start here are two photos in WW2
1. Nothing will stop these lasses from playing withtrucks
2. Now that is some hand signal or is she about to give the instructer a good slapping

Here's a few good women. Derek.