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Description: | WRNS uniform worn by Dorothy Dixon from 1943 to 1946, as a third officer in the Fleet Air Arm. The black wool uniform was issued at Mill Hill. Tailors came to the base, and took measurements and orders. The quality of the fabric was not standard, but depended on what each Wren could afford. It was worn with a white cotton shirt and a black silk tie. WRNS Dixon spent 3 weeks of preliminary training at Mill Hill, this included scrubbing and polishing floors. She got up at 5.30 am and finished at 6.00 pm. During her career with the WREN she trained as a radio mechanic and telephonist, but spent most of the war reading radar, tracking all planes in the Navy.
Aspect: sex, Description: f
Aspect: age, Description: adult
Aspect: function, Description: uniform (WRNS) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.259973 | Go to resource |
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