Image: The Auxiliary Territorial Service in the United Kingdom 1939 - 1945 H36315
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Description: The Auxiliary Territorial Service in the United Kingdom 1939 - 1945ATS officers-in-training man a searchlight in Western Command, 28 February 1944. Second Subaltern (2/Sub) Janet Holland is nearest the camera with 2/Sub Eileen Eteson behind. The ATS officers were required to spend six weeks at a searchlight site in order to have first hand experience of the work and conditions of the women under their future command. This is a 90cm projector. The operator moves the light using the wheel at the end of the long arm, in the foreground. This arrangement allowed the operator to stand outside the glare of the lamp.
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