Memories of Service 4 - Barbara Rowarth

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Memories of Service 4 - Barbara Rowarth

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Early in World War ll Barbara Rowarth was desperate to join the Navy. But what became WRENS (Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service) was yet to be formed, and Barbara had to wait until 1942. Initially the WRENS were only taking cooks and stewards, but she joined up anyway and ended up in signals with the rank of 4th Officer. Barbara loved the WRENS and aged 93, looks back at that time with affection. That’s despite a bout of rheumatic fever which almost certainly would have killed her if not...

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2017

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wrens / royal nz navy / royal new zealand navy / navy / 4th officer / fourth officer / lusitania / signal distribution office / ruth herrick / auckland combined headquarters / leading hand / helen fenwick / sir bruce fraser / bruce faser / teleprinter / fleet mail office / hmnzs moa / hmnzs tui / rheumatic fever / penicillin / world war 2 / world war ll / second world war / world war / ww2 / wwll

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