French copy of 'Marie Claire' magazine, No 138, 20 Oct 1939.
An article about the Auxiliary Territorial Service begins on page six and Penny Riddy can be seen on page seven, leading the group that is slightly out of focus, and on page eight she is standing in a tent.
From a collection of documents relating to the military career of Capt Muriel Drusilla Riddy, known as 'Penny', who joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1938 and served throughout World War Two.
Muriel 'Penny' Riddy became a Captain after the war when serving with the Women's Royal Army Corps, and became an Army Recruiting Officer in the 1960s.
Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).