Remembering the Women of World War Two: Summerland's Veterans

Join our student Malaina as she describes how women served in the Second World War including many women from Summerland, B.C.
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Bibliography:

CWAC: The Canadian Women’s Army Corp (n.d.) Retrieved from: https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/ar...

CWAC: Complete Recruitment Booklet (n.d.) Retrieved From https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/wp...

Gimblet, Richard (2016, February 16) Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service Retrieved from: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...

Havenkamp, Suzanne (1994) The War Years Retrieved From: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...

March, William (2016, January 14) RCAF (Women’s Division) Retrieved From: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...

Skaarup, A. Harold (2020, October 21) Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) Retrieved From: http://silverhawkauthor.com/canadian-...

Skaarup, A. Harold (2020, October 21) Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division (RCAF WD) Retrieved From: http://silverhawkauthor.com/rcaf-wome...

Skaarup, A. Harold (2020, October 21) Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) Retrieved From: http://silverhawkauthor.com/women39s-...

WCRNS: The Wrens (n.d.) Retrieved from: https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/ar...

Wood, James (2015, December 21) Canadian Women's Army Corps Retrieved From: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...


Images:
The badge of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (n.d.) https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/ar...

Canadian Wren (1942, September 12) Star Weekly https://www.elinorflorence.com/blog/w...

CWAC hat badge (n.d.) http://silverhawkauthor.com/canadian-...

CWAC saluting (n.d.) https://www.vintag.es/2014/08/beautif...

Florence Doherty (1942) Summerland Review https://3twlss3n5j9z2flesmu4sx71-wpen...

Insignia, RCAF Women's Division (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_C...

Its our world, our war (n.d.) https://www.warmuseum.ca/collections/...

Joan Nesbit (1942) Summerland review https://3twlss3n5j9z2flesmu4sx71-wpen...

"Life With The WRENS” (n.d.) http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewL...

Margaret Cadwell (Dickson) (n.d.) Summerland Review https://3twlss3n5j9z2flesmu4sx71-wpen...

RCAF WD uniform (1942) http://silverhawkauthor.com/rcaf-wome...

RCAF WD uniform (1943) http://silverhawkauthor.com/rcaf-wome...

The RCAF need you (n.d.) http://silverhawkauthor.com/rcaf-recr...

Screenshot from “Proudly She Marches” (1943) https://cdnhistorybits.files.wordpres...
Summerland Museum and Archives photos: 2019-012-048, 2018-030-048, 1985-009-001

That’s my team (n.d.) https://comoxairforcemuseum.ca/wp-con...

That Men may fly (n.d.) https://legionmagazine.com/en/2017/03...

This is our battle too (n.d.) https://www.warmuseum.ca/collections/...

Trail family serves (1944, April 20) The Province https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34778...

We Serve so Men may Fly (n.d.) http://silverhawkauthor.com/rcaf-wome...

WRCNS standing by post (n.d.) http://silverhawkauthor.com/women39s-...

WRCNS, CWAC and RCAF WD Standing together (n.d.) http://silverhawkauthor.com/canadian-...