NAM.1994-04-375-1

Embroidered panel commemorating the raising of the 15th West Riding Company, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1939. Names of the company embroidered in black on a beige linen panel. Gifted by Colonel Frances Mary Cook. The panel is edged all round with 1/2 in wide white lace bearing a design of three diamonds, linked two adjacent with one above. The panel bears the following in black silk backstitch: 15TH WEST RIDING COMPANY/ JUNr. COM. A C FOWLER VOL BUTTERELL VOL NICHOLS/ SCT. LDR COLE VOL BUTCHER VOL ROBINSON/ SCT. LDR CROWTHORNE VOL BRIDGEWATER VOL PIKE/ SCT. LDR HALL VOL COCKERHOLM VOL WARDLE/ SUB. LDR COLE VOL FYFFE VOL WHITEHEAD/ SUB. LDR DYE VOL GARBUTT VOL WILLOUGHBY/ SUB. LDR PURDY VOL MOLLINSON/ VOL WILKS/ VOL BORRON VOL MOLLINSON VOL WOODBINE/ THE ORIGINAL 15TH W.R COY UNDER THE COMMAND OF JUNR. COM. A.C./ FOWLER WAS RECRUITED FROM SHEFFIELD AT ENDCLIFFE HALL FROM/ WOMEN WHO WERE WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY TO THE BEST OF/ THEIR ABILITY IN TIME OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND FORMED/ PART OF NO 7 CHILWELL GROUP ATS 1939. Within a green laurel wreath edged with black and bearing red berries all in satin stitch, the yellow letters: ATS in long and short stitch edged with black. Above the letters, in the break of the wreath a monarchial crown in proper colours in satin stitch, long and short stitch and stem stitch. Below all, in backstitch, the black title: AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE.