Here is a photo from the collection of Miss M B Wilford which may well be one of her. This photo is interesting as it proves the links between the AAGB and Mechanised Transport Corps. In this photo the member is wearing MTC uniform, MTC badges all round, the cap has blue piping around theContinue reading "Miss Wilford proving links between the AAGB and MTC"

We’ve been lucky enough to track down more items from the collection of Miss M B Wilford. In this lot we got some photographs (two of which we don’t have copies of) a copy of the MTC rules and regulations 1943, also is Miss Wilford’s sam browne belt. We’ve also got from her our firstContinue reading "More from M B Wilford"

While in Leeds we snapped some photos of St John’s Church. This is where Leeds driver Ruth Davies got married in 1943, most of the members of Leeds who were able to were there and in fact the church is only a 5 min walk from where their station was. Ruth married Surgeon Lieutenant CommanderContinue reading "An AAGB Marriage in Leeds"

We’ve posted about AAGB playing cards before, they appear to have been in red and blue. We were really pleased to receive this near mint unopened package of blue ones. They’re in great condition, still in their original tax wrapper! We believe these cards will have been sold to raise funds for the AAGB.

This is the last of our posts with our “Leeds Then and Now” series. This fortnight we look at a visit from John G Winant, American Ambassador who visited the Leeds station in we believe 1942. They paraded outside Leeds Civic hall with an impressive lineup of vehicles.

While in London a while back we popped along to somewhere important in the history of the AAGB. No26&27 Knightsbridge is the former site of Alexandra Hotel. On the night of 10th May 1941, a single high explosive bomb tore through the roof of the hotel, detonating in the foyer. While we may never knowContinue reading "Site of the Alexandra Hotel"

We recently bought this wonderful group of AAGB items. These belonged to a Miss M B Wilford, it appears that it was found by a house clearance company and unfortunately there appears to have been more which has been split (I know at least three people have some items belonging to Miss Wilford now) It'sContinue reading "Miss M B Wilford"

To continue on our series of re created photos from Leeds we need to go back to 1945. It's  late October / early November and The War is over! Up and down the country surplus AAGB vehicles are being donated to hospitals in the communities they served. Betty Bacon's ambulance went to the Leeds GeneralContinue reading "Leeds “Then and Now”"

The last couple of posts have been about our trip to London so I thought I'd do one about our recent time up in Leeds. This post focusses on the "Wings for Victory" parade. In 1943  the wings for victory campaign was launched and was designed to raise funds for new aircraft for the RAF.Continue reading "Leeds “Then and Now”"

We recently got this great photo which clearly shows the links between the AAGB and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry or as they were known WW2 the Women's Transport Service. The paper with the photo titled "Meeting the Enemy" which was passed by the British Censor on 23/11/1940 reads "London, England - Girl members ofContinue reading "FANY photo with AAGB links"