As a South African she would have been either a WAAS (Women's Auxiliary Army Services) or a WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Airforce Service.) I was a WAAS. Can't remember if there were any Naval auxiliaries So my guess would be WAAS for your granny. I was 4 years in the army. She would have been issued with demobilisation papers. I suggest you look for any references to Women - google turns up some surprising info. Though it was the Defence Department in Pretoria which sent me my medals and also quite a lot of info about my ex-boyfriend! And that was long after the war. So ask very nicely. I cannot think that much would be still under wraps now, though I do know that in England stuff about WW1 and armies of occupation (1918-1922) is still under some sort of 100 year ban probably because of something criminal...I do know from research that one man was shot for raping a German girl while on duty with the Army of Occupation on the Rhine. All this is a bit rambling, Sigrid. Hope it makes some sense. Was your granny a nurse? There were many SA nurses there and many WAAS too. Patricia Frykberg -------------------------------------------------- From: "Sigrid de Wit" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:38 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] military records > Dear all, > > The find of my granny's medals has spurred a quest for more knowledge on > her > past. Is there anyone here who can advise me on where to look or who to > ask > for what my granny did during the second world war? I know she was in > Cairo > and did something with intelligence, but is there anywhere we could search > or enquire what exactly she did and during which years she was there? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > > Sigrid. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3222/6289 - Release Date: 10/28/13 >