Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ATS
gptkbp:activePeriod 1938–1949
gptkbp:badge laurel wreath with crown
gptkbp:commanderTitle gptkb:film_director
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1949
gptkbp:enlistment voluntary
later conscription
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkbp:formed gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service
gptkbp:integratesWith gptkb:Women's_Royal_Army_Corps
gptkbp:motto None officially
gptkbp:notableEvent first British women to serve in non-nursing roles in Army
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Princess_Elizabeth
gptkb:Mary_Churchill
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:peakStrength over 190,000 members
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Women's_Legion
gptkbp:primaryUse driving
telecommunications
clerical work
mechanical maintenance
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Auxiliary_Territorial_Service_(ATS)
gptkbp:role support roles in British Army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Women's_Royal_Army_Corps
gptkbp:uniform khaki skirt and jacket
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Army_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6