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Arghh

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry(FANY).. Snurrade helt iväg på ett annat spår

Helt riktigt, bra! Började som beridna kvinnliga
combat medics och inte sjuksystrar (ledtråd tre). De skulle kunna rida och ha egna hästar och det var främst rekryterade ur den rävjagande klassen man det skriver man inte fram så tydligt idag. Men därav "yeomanry".
Flera av SOE:s kvinnliga agenter rekryterades via FANY, såsom Odette Hallowes, Violette Szabo och Nancy Wake, m.fl. Men också flertalet av SOE:s vanliga krypterings-sekreterare som satt bakom skrivbord i London, Kairo, mm.
Det speciella sättet att bära hatten (hakbandet) ses på deras hemsida:
https://www.fany.org.uk/
Today, the Corps focuses on deploying specialist rapid response teams to support civil and military authorities at times of crisis. Most recently the Corps has been deployed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving at NHS Nightingale Hospital London, the North London and Westminster Coroners, City of London Police and the National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal. Members train every week, and are on call 24/7 to help in times of national emergency. The Corps is open to volunteers between the ages of 18 and 45 who reside or work near London, within the M25. Members are trained in communications, first aid skills, map reading, navigation and orienteering, shooting, self-defence, survival techniques and advanced driving. Their working dress is similar to that of the modern British Army; on formal occasions they wear a uniform similar to historic female British Army Service Dress. They also have their own 'rank' system.
Tråden vidare till dig med rävjakt i sällskap några pigga FANY:s.