Born Anne Berrington, her parents Frederick and Rosa kept the Kings Head on Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire. She married Thomas Ellis-Hughes in 1933 who would later become Major Ellis-Hughes. After the war he returned to work for an insurance agency and the family lived in North Wales and later Cardiff. The couple went on to breed chihuahuas and cocker spaniels and then became judges, even judging at Crufts.
In retirement she returned to Oswestry.
Her service record states she had blue eyes and fair hair and was 5 foot 4 1/2 inches tall.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Instation | Operator | 07 Sep 1941 | Aug 1943 |
| Coleshill House Control | ATS Staff | Aug 1943 | 20 Jul 1944 |
High School, Oswestry
(1939) Housewife
She was visited by Beatrice Temple at Blandford on 16 Feb 1942, 14 Apr 1942 and 19 Aug 1942.
She attended a couple of store keeping courses in April 1943 and seems to have been transferred to ATS Staff at Coleshill from 14 Aug 1943.
8 March 1940 to 15 April 1941 and 26 June 1941 to 6 Sept 1941 - Service in the ranks, as a Private Class B, Clerk, 2nd Echelon. 106 Group, British Expeditionary Force, Auxiliary Units Signals
8 March 1940 - Enrolled, Western Command reception depot
13 March 1940 - Called for service, Western Command reception depot.
22 April 1940 - Joined for duty, GHQ, 2nd Echelon, Margate
23 May to 30 May 1940 - Granted compassionate leave
31 May1940 - Billeted with subsistence, Weston
26 June 1940 - Ceased to be billeted with subsistence and draws rations in kind
23 July 1940 - Posted A Company Group 9, Western Command, Warwick
31 Aug 1940 - Posted 11th Warwick Platoon 2
26 Oct 1940 to 28 March 1941 - Granted ration allowance at higher rate with MSC, Warwick
4 April 1941 - Posted No 7 (Aldershot) (SEC) ATS Signal company, Sussex / Surrey group from A Company Group 9, Western Command
11 April 1941 - Posted No 1 (SEC) HQ Platoon
15 April 1941 - Absent without leave. Proceeded home pending confirmation of discharge, No 7 Signal company
26 June 1941 - Auxiliary Units enrolled as a Private
28 June 1941 - Re enrolled HQ Auxiliary Units, posted to Auxiliary Units Platoon, Hundon
14 Aug 1941 - Posted ATS Officer Cadet training unit, HQ Auxiliary Units, Edinburgh
6 Sept 1941 - Discharged Officer Cadet training unit, Edinburgh
7 Sept 1941 - Enrolled and appointed 2nd Subaltern and Posted to HQ Auxiliary Units, Edinburgh. Service no - 205714
23 Feb 1942 - Attached to HQ 38th Division for duty
15 June 1942 - Received from HQ ATS Aux Units, clothing coupon, military identification no M 432134
16 July 1942 - War sub Subaltern
15 Oct 1942 - Ceased to be attached to HQ 38th (Welsh) Division, attached 15th (Scottish) Division
2 Feb 1942 - Ceased to be attached to HQ 15th (Scottish) Division. Attached HQ, Hants and Dorset District
23 Feb 1942 - 38th (Welsh) Division
7 May 1942 - Issued 4 Officer ATS blankets, Auxiliary Units Signals
30 July 1943 - Ceased to be attached HQ, Hants and Dorset District
29 Nov 1943 - Ceased to be attached HQ Sn Command, attached Sussex District Signals
3 Dec 1943 to 10 April 1944 - Granted sick leave. Time in 13th Canadian General Hospital
11 April1944 - Posted Surplus Course No 1 War Office holding unit, whilst attending Junior Officers course, Egham
5 May 1944 - Ceased to be attached to ATS Junior Officers school
10 May 1944 - Attached to North Allerton Special Duties Group, FAP
15 May 1944 - Posted to No 8 ATS training and holding unit, Paddington. Attached to Scotton Group ATS
21 to 30 Aug 1944 - Granted 10 days sick leave
13 Sept 1944 - Ceased to be attached to Scotton Group ATS. Posted to No 1 War Office holding unit, (surplus sick) Leicester
31 Aug to 23 Nov 1944 - Granted sick leave
6 Nov 1944 - Admitted to Military Hospital, Bangor
7 Nov 1944 - Discharged from Military Hospital, Bangor
24 Nov 1944 to 16 Sept 1945 - Relegated to unemployment list
17 Sept 1945 - Posted from the unemployment list, to E Company, Northern Ireland group ATS, for release
21 Sept 1945 - Proceeded to No 9 Dispersal unit, struck of unit strength. Belfast
22 Sept to 16 Nov 1945 - Period of release leave
17 Nov 1945 - Date of release
15 March 1954 - Relinquished Commission
11 June 1954 - Granted Honorary rank
There are some details that help date the photos to 1942 in Dorset. The women are wearing the formal ATS Uniform with the Royal Signals badge on the left breast and the single pip of a subaltern. On the shoulder is the shield badge of 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division. They were stationed in Dorset between Nov 1941 and Sept 1942 and we know the ATS operators were passing they intelligence to the local Divisional HQ. It was better cover to wear the badge of a local unit than something related to Auxiliary Units
The other women is very likely to be Dorothy Monck-Mason.
Beatrice Temple Diary,
Granddaughter Tracy Taylor
1939 Register
Undated newspaper article
MOD Service Record via Chris Perry