EAW016383 ENGLAND (1948). The University of Birmingham and environs, Edgbaston, 1948. This image has been produced from a print.

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Title [EAW016383] The University of Birmingham and environs, Edgbaston, 1948. This image has been produced from a print.
Reference EAW016383
Date 9-June-1948
Link
Place name EDGBASTON
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 404872, 283578
Longitude / Latitude -1.9283043053982, 52.449766321727
National Grid Reference SP049836

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The former King Edwards Girls' and Boys' Schools, these buildings became home to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion from Feb to May 1945. A Black and Latina unit of the US Women's Army Corps, the battalion's role was to sort the enormous postal backlog. Given six months for the task, the women completed it in three. Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083288981522

6Triple8
Saturday 22nd of April 2023 05:55:19 PM
Possible traces of the gun pits for the 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery located at Edgbaston, designation R/- (GDA Birmingham).

redmist
Monday 1st of November 2021 06:35:22 PM

User Comment Contributions

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, 15/08/2015

Class31
Wednesday 19th of August 2015 02:03:11 PM