22nd October in wartime Northern Ireland

On 22nd October 1941, Staff Sergeant Major Mabel Kathleen Twist took part in a parade at the Northern Ireland District H.Q., Auxiliary Territorial Service.

Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. Company Sergeant Major Hughes passes on congratulations.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. Company Sergeant Major Hughes passes on congratulations while her husband Lance Bombardier Twist looks on.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. She is embraced by her husband Lance Bombardier Twist, on leave from England.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. A Group Commander inspects other members of the service at Northern Ireland District H.Q.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. A Group Commander inspects other members of the service at Northern Ireland District H.Q.
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Staff Sergeant Mabel Kathleen Twist, thought to be the only person of her rank in Northern Ireland was commended by Auxiliary Territorial Service Chief Controller Jean Knox as the 'smartest woman in the A.T.S.'. A cinematographer films other members of the service at Northern Ireland District H.Q.
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