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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British people of World War II. It includes British people of World War II that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Yvonne Claire Rudellat, MBE, (née Cerneau; 11 January 1897 – 23 or 24 April 1945), code name Jacqueline, was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization in World War II. The purpose of SOE in occupied France was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance.
People who were members of the British Women's Land Army (World War II) (also known as Land Girls) Pages in category "Women's Land Army members of World War II" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
McGeorge initially joined the Women's Land Army aged 20, in 1939, having been at physical training college. She resigned to join the Women's Royal Naval Service. [3]On 30 September 1941, [4] when a WREN third officer, she received the British Empire Medal, for bravery in carrying urgent despatches on foot in an air raid.
changing the uniform for women postal workers to include trousers (named after her as 'Camerons') Jean Cameron (b. 1921/22 [ 1 ] – ), was a World War II Scottish rural postwoman who, at the age of 19, successfully challenged and changed the dress-code for postwomen to permit the wearing of trousers.
Amelia King (25 June 1917–1995) was a British woman who was refused entry into the Women's Land Army, during World War II, because she was black. This example of racial segregation in the UK was debated in the House of Commons and was covered in newspapers internationally including The Chicago Defender. The decision would eventually be reversed.
Pages in category "Female resistance members of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 275 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Several hundred thousand women served in combat roles, especially in anti-aircraft units. The Soviet Union integrated women directly into their army units; approximately one million served in the Red Army, including about at least 50,000 on the frontlines; Bob Moore noted that "the Soviet Union was the only major power to use women in front-line roles," [2]: 358, 485 The United States, by ...