Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 23 September 1939

Mexborough and Swinton Girl’s Pluck

In the W.A.T.S.

Looking over their papers.

Characteristic of a family steeped in Service with H.M. Forces, a Swinton girl, Miss Gladys Elliott, a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service, The appWearmouth a minute was also not yet knownis “standing-by” for instructions affecting the 17th West Riding Company to which she belongs.

Miss Elliott’s father, Mr. J. W. Elliott, Piccadilly, Swinton, served thirteen years with the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry: he was with the Expeditionary Force in 1914.

Her two brothers are with the Air Force, one, Mr. J. E. Elliott, a pilot sergeant with the 56th Fighter Squadron, the other. Mr. W. E. Elliott, a flight sergeant at the moment engaged in the training of recruits.

Miss Elliott has been at Woolworth’s Mexborough branch store for the past six years. Two colleagues, Miss Mary Corbett. Harlington Road, Mexborough, and Miss Irene Poynton. Pym Road, Mexborough, are also with the Auxiliary Service, and awaiting instructions.

All three joined in May and expect to undertake clerical work when called for service. They will report at Doncaster and expect to be drafted to York for the time being. They are to be attached to the Royal Engineers.

Miss Poynton has been with the store for some four years, Miss Corbett for about two. Both Miss Elliott and Miss Corbett are old students of Mexborough Secondary School.