"Somewhere in England"
With the A. T. S.; Women in Uniform "I would be xo exaggeration 10 say that seven out of every ten women in England are in uniform Tompsitt, jun., interviewed by th had return break of war had been serving with "somewhere in Engla "1m afraid T cannot tell you just where my camp was, but It was attached to the records and pay corps for -the Southern Command." Mrs.
Tompsitt explained. "And because the work I was doing was of a confidential nature, concerned with a special regiment, I'm afraid 1 can't tell you exactly what that was cither, but T can tell you about the Beneral_ work done by the ATS.
An Englishwoman, married to. an Australian, Mrs. Tompsitt had been visiting relatives for some time when war broke out, and she felt the only thing to do was to offer her services England immediately. But. as things began to get so very serious, she was torn belwoen what she felt fo be her duty to England and her duty to her husband, whom she had Tet" in Australia. Eventual decided to return home.
Judging by Mrs. Tompsitt's story, wearing a uniform in England means more than a normal full-time Job, fand a job under discipline ae strict ud complete as that of the regul army. "When she first joined" the ATS, her hours were from 3 a.m. A until @ or 7 pam. Before she left, ths hours had extended to 9 pin. and loodness knows what they are low she remarked.
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