National Army Museum

ATS recruiting corporals in north west recruiting division

photograph, photograph

Accession Number

NAM.1994-07-274-5

Description

Cpl D Eastwood, Auxiliary Territorial Service recruiting corporal, 9 November 1942. Official photograph, 1942 The side of her cap has a coloured rosette, traditionally used by Army recruiters. One of 63 photographs relating to the recruiting and induction procedure for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1941-1942 (c).

Campaigns

World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

Units

Auxiliary Territorial Service

People

Eastwood, D

War Office

O’Brien

Inscriptions

H. 25362. A.T.S. RECRUITING CORPORAL. D. Eastwood of Sheffield. Joined September 1938 in Leeds, Was typist in wholesale clothing firm in peacetime. First Army job was typing for Quartermaster. The Corporal at present assisting her at the Recruiting Office, Cpl. Gray, was recruited by Cpl. Eastwood six months ago. Cpl. Eastwood's father served as Lieut. Quartermaster in the Royal Engineers in World War No. 1. Her brother, Sgt. Instructor Sunderland, was serving with the Army in the Middle East until reported missing. Her husband, Sgt. Eastwood is serving in the Tank Corps in the Middle East. H25362 Copyright reserved. This photograph must not be reproduced in any way without permission. Further copies may be obtained from the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, S.E. London