Girls Training Corps (SLHS SP 038)
| Photo ID #: | 2725 | |
| Description: | The Girls Training Corps at Somercotes School | |
| Category: | Education | |
| Location: | Somercotes | |
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The Girls Training Corps was set up by the board of education in 1939-1945 during WW2. On leaving school these girls were not old enough to enlist for the forces. The Girls Training Corps was a stop gap, giving them the opportunity to have a taste of military life, to experience, seemingly a mixture of Army, Navy and Air force training, preparing them for a life in the forces