'A Driver. The. W.S.L.', 1917 (c)
Oil on paper, signed an dated at lower left in monogram 'GHB/ <4>VIII', by Godfrey H Brennan, 1917 (c).
Study of a female driver in the Women's Legion Motor Section, full length in profile to right, wearing a peaked cap, coat, gauntlets and boots, with hands in pockets.
In August 1915 Lady Londonderry helped establish the Women's Legion to cook for the Army. Based in Dartford, it provided cooks, waitresses and gardeners and from 1916, motor transport drivers. The latter chiefly served with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Although it was not formally under Government control or part of the Army, in the spirit of the times its members adopted a military-style organisation and uniform. In February 1917 all 7,000 Women's Legion cooks and waitresses were transferred into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2008-06-15-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2008-06-15-1