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twenty years, working in every department of the corp but was most interested in the mechanical side. In
December 1939, she reported to WES that she was Records Officer (F.A.N.Y.) Headquarters and liaison officer to their Kenya Group on active service with the East African Force. She was also in charge of any overseas member who were stationed abroad. She served as a staff officer in their London headquarters in the
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Cridlan attempted to enlist as an ambulance driver as soon as the First World War began, drawn to the role through her patriotism and love of engineering. She was initially unsuccessful as she lacked experience in driving heavy vehicles. She addressed this by then working for
Gorringes, a department
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Aldershot, supported by the army, particularly the Motor Transport unit, where attendees were trained in ever aspect of motor mechanics and higher driving skills. Cridlan held a number of roles within the FANY over the next
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over several hours. Five and a half tonnes of bombs were dropped, 27 aircraft burnt and 46 damaged. The RAF sustained heavy casualties, with 46 personnel killed. Cridlan evidently found her experiences on that night distressing, not wishing to discuss the event and paraphrased in her obituary as
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