How Irish and British forces worked together during World War II Updated / Wednesday, 10 May 2023 16:53 Air Corps airgunners at Baldonnel Aerodrome in March 1941 with a Gloster Gladiator in the ...

Queen Elizabeth was the first female member of the royal family to serve in the armed forces. She did technical repair work for the Auxiliary Transport Service during WWII. She is pictured in 1944.

A work sheet based on extracts from the BBC's WW2 People's War archive. School teachers can use this resource to plan lessons around the World War Two theme 'Armed Forces'.

Moreover, the true and often distinguished nature of the “fighting Irish”, be it in the service of Ireland or other nations (for example, at least 70,000 men from the Republic joined British forces to ...

Queen Elizabeth II was the only modern head of state to have served in World War II. ... but there has only been one woman from the British royal family to ever serve in the Armed Forces, ...