Over all, Polish WAAFs served at 26 RAF stations. WAAF Iris Porter Served in Egypt -- Elinor Florence Iris Porter of the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force served her country in the burning Egyptian desert during World War Two. She was an intelligent, headstrong girl and immediately after the war she wrote about her experiences in France in a prize-winning book titled Moondrop to Gascony . In total, around 4750 women joined the WAAF and served on RNZAF Stations across the country. More than 250,000 women served in the ATS during the Second World War, making it the largest of the women's services. They played several songs an hour, but for the The WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) was created on 28 June 1939, and women recruited into the WAAF were given basic training. WAAF Iris Porter Served in Egypt -- Elinor Florence. In 1943, my mother served with her in the WAAF. By the end of hostilities the WAAF numbered some 182,000. May 22, 2019 - Explore Annabelle's board "WAAF" on Pinterest. 3 WAAF Depot RAF (Morecambe) (in charge of the ‘Gas Cleansing Centre’ at the Park Hotel) So far, we have identified at least 186 Māori women who served in the Air Force but it is difficult to say for certain how many more there were. Iris Porter of the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force served her country in the burning Egyptian desert during World War Two. Ww2 Pictures Chapter 16 Photo Postcards World War Ii Wwii Africa. In total, 10,000 women served in the armed forces during the war. For the next two years, Iris slept in a huge tent village pitched on the sand. Female commissioned officers filled post in: RAF and WAAF administration, intelligence, accounting, storage and provision of materials, food supplies, ciphers and education. Their responsibilities ranged from administrative duties, to maintaining and repairing aircraft. WAAFs were "posted to every major station in New Zealand", a number of women served overseas in Fiji and Norfolk Island [IV p.17]. The WAAF was mobilised on 1 September 1939 and the first regulations relating to uniform were published as Air Ministry Order A550/39. A quarter of a million women had served in the WAAF by 1945. My father and mother both served in the Second World War. Nov 14, 2017 - Iris Porter of the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force served her country in the burning Egyptian desert during World War Two. See more ideas about Wwii, Wwii women, Role of women. Wereldoorlog [1] Womens' Auxiliary Air Force: The official WAAF website dedicated to all the WAAF who lost their lives in the cause of freedom. The WAAF became the Women's Royal Air Force in 1949 and in 1994 was fully integrated into the RAF. Airwomen served in 22 officer categories and 75 trades. Dorothy Colles was born in Cairo in 1917. 1 WAAF Depot RAF (Harrogate), detached RAF Gerrards Cross (for discipline course) 26.02.1941-30.09.1941: RAF Station Henlow (near Bedford) (on administrative duties) [10-29.08.1941 at RAF Rollestone for anti-gas course] 01.10.1941-11.08.1942: No. In 1989 Lilian’s memoir about her experiences titled Together- Lilian Bader: Wartime Memoirs Of a WAAF 1938 – 1944 was published. From life in the Blitz to dodging a Doodlebug, this captivating book really brings history to life. Half-French and brought up in Geneva, Walters was recruited by SOE when she was only nineteen. His father, Hugh Gordon Rice, served with the Eighth Army and reached the rank of major during the Second World War, while his mother, Joan Odette (née Bawden), served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) as a photographic interpreter.