The WAAC  Regalia

During the Great war British women entered military uniform for the first time. A march on the 21st of July 1915 in London calling for more opportunities for women to help with the war effort, saw the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) established in December 1916. The WAAC uniform consisted of a small, tight-fitting khaki cap, khaki jackets and skirts.

 

I’m lucky enough to have got hold of a hat worn by a WAAC member and a collection of pin badges which were worn on caps and shoulders of the women!