A British soldier gives his verdict on the armys modern cooks provided by the Auxiliary Territorial Service in January 1943. The first recruits to the ATS were employed as cooks, clerks and storekeepers. At the outbreak of World War II, 300 ATS members were billeted to France. The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in May 1940 involved several ATS telephonists who were among the last British troops to leave France. As more men joined the war effort, it was decided to increase the size of the ATS, with numbers reaching 65,000 by September 1941. Women between the ages of 17 and 43 were allowed to join, although these rules were relaxed in order to allow veterans of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps to join up to the age of 50. The duties of members were also expanded, seeing ATS orderlies, drivers, postal workers and ammunition inspectors.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:15:23 +0000
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