• 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London
  • 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London

Shirley Hamilton: ATS Servicewoman

Explore the contribution of Caribbean women who joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during the Second World War.

It’s the day after VE Day and Shirley Hamilton, ATS Servicewoman reflects on what inspired her to leave Jamaica for Britain during the Second World War.

Find out about her life as part of an anti-aircraft crew and her hopes for the future now that the war is over.

Shirley Hamilton is a fictional character, inspired by the memoirs of real women who served in the ATS.

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