Women in Wartime

• Female munition workers, First World War

  Female munition workers, First World War

  A parade of female munition workers during a 'patriot procession' on 23 July 1916. The women are holding tools and shell cases and wear their factory uniforms.

• Women's Royal Air Force, 1919

  Women's Royal Air Force, 1919

  Air Mechanics of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) working on the fuselage of an Avro 504 aircraft during early 1919.

• Air Transport Auxiliary, Second World War

  Air Transport Auxiliary, Second World War

  Women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in flying kit at Hatfield, 10 January 1940.

• Air Raid Precautions, Second World War

  Air Raid Precautions, Second World War

  Indian women training for Air Raid Precautions (ARP) duties in Bombay, 1942.

• Nurses, Korean War

  Nurses, Korean War

  The first Canadian nurses in Japan are shown upon their arrival at Haneda Air Force Base, Tokyo.

• British forces arrive in Kuwait, Iraq War 2003

  British forces arrive in Kuwait, Iraq War 2003

  A female soldier serving with 6 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps arrives at Camp Fox in the Kuwaiti desert with her kit, which includes a pillow.