Thousands of women ventured where few had gone before – into the services and workplaces previously considered the sole preserve of men. The start of World War II changed women’s lives and their place in Australian society forever. Significant curling to top back cover corner. Ex library book with stamp on inside page. "Elaine Cheverton British NCO served with Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) in India, Burma and Japan, 1942-1946". The soldiers are from a Scottish regiment.
WAS(B) women dishing out refreshments to soldiers at a mobile canteen they wear the sword and shield patch of the 14th Army. ^ "WOMEN OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY SERVICE (BURMA) AT SHILLONG.Between the Dances, WW2 Woman tell their Stories. "Supplement to the London Gazette:Members of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order" (PDF).
wealth of personal stories about this unique band of women operating in a war zone. CHINTHE WOMEN, Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) 1942-46. Growing Remembrance: The Story of the National Memorial Arboretum. General Slim later 1st Viscount Slim, Commander of the 14th Army known as the "Forgotten Army", said of them "They showed the highest standard of devotion and courage." Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese referred to them as "the biggest single factor affecting the moral of the forward troops" References They were evacuated from Myitkyina on the last plane, and from the Battle of Imphal during the siege, but returned as soon as the Japanese retreated, eventually reaching Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. They improvised stoves from old ammunition boxes. living in dangerous and uncomfortable conditions, sleeping in bombed out, rat infested houses or tents with their stores and equipment brought in by air. The unit moved through Burma with the British Fourteenth Army running mobile canteens providing "char & wads". They were founded and led by Mrs Ninian Taylor, who was granted the rank of Major and her services were an OBE for her services They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who manned Mobile Canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II. The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) ( WAS(B)) also known as the Chinthe Women because of the mythological creature that formed their badge.
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