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Worker Gladys Josephine Hervé
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
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British War Medal and Victory Medal
Born in 1897 at St Peter Port, Guernsey. The daughter
of, French born, Soldat
Emile Hervé and English born Louisa Hervé,
née Hardiman
Her Grandson Martin writes: "Through much of
the war she worked at Sopwith, painting camoflage on
aircraft until it was discovered that she spoke fluent
French.
She then joined the Royal Service Corps and was sent
to Le Touquet where she worked to secure forage for
the horses"