More Info →Postcard from Jan (poss. sister) and letter from NZ Women's Royal Army Corps Association

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Description: Postcard from someone called Jan (possibly a sister?) in Japan

THE NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

23 Masonic Village,
Levin,
13^th. March 1989

Miss Karena Doig
10 York Street,
Levin

Dear Karena,

I doubt whether you will have heard of the New Zealand Women's Royal Army Corps Association; this is an organisation consisting of women who have served in the Army during the two World Wars, also post-war armies. The Corps has had three names , viz. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.), (W.A.C.) Women' s Army Corps (W.A.C.) and Women’s Royal Army Corp (W. R. A. C.). Now that the Conp6 has been, what is termed deactivated, girls in the Army are known as women soldiers.
What a rigmarole.

We are interested in all aspects of achievements by women and girls and your recent incredible feat at the age of fifteen was brought up at our monthly meeting last Saturday afternoon.

Swinnnin9 Cook Strait must have taken great courage and determination, not to mention an intensive training programme and we would like to congratulate you most sincerely for accomplishing this.

We wish you every success in your chosen career.

Yours sincerely,

[signed Andrea Beddie]
Hon. Sec,
Levin Branch. NZWRAC Assn.