WW2 British Girls' Nautical Training Corps Cap, Tally And Chin Strap
Code: 15215
SOLD
For sale is a Rare WW2 British Girls' Nautical Training Corps Cap with the original Tally and chinstrap. This is in good condition, with signs of wear to the wool on the top of the cap which can be seen in the photos for more details. The final photograph/ Scans shows Members of the WJAC, GNTC and GTC during the 1940s.
The Girls' Nautical Training Corps was formed in 1942, for girls aged 14 to 20, with the majority of units formed in Southern England. It providing training in Royal Navy drill and seamanship, preparing girls for service in the Women's Royal Naval Service, similar to the training and aims of the Sea Cadet Corps.
The Girls' Naval Training Corps numbered 50 Units in 1952, and in the late 1950s changed their name to the Girls' Nautical Training Corps. Lady Pamela Mountbatten was Corps Commandant of the GNTC from around 1952 to around 1959.
The GNTC became a colleague organisation with the Sea Cadet Corps in 1963, often sharing facilities such as Raven's Ait (then also known as TS Neptune). The GNTC became a full member of the Sea Cadet Organisation in March 1980, when the Ministry of Defence approved the admission of girls into the Sea Cadets, this led to a name change to Girls Nautical Training Contingent. This continued until 1992 when the organisation was absorbed, and all girls became members of the Sea Cadet Corps.
The National Association of Training Corps for Girls (initially the National Association of Girls' Training Corps) was formed in the United Kingdom in 1942 by the then Board of Education. It was the umbrella organisation for the Girls Training Corps (GTC), the Girls' Nautical Training Corps (GNTC), and the Women's Junior Air Corps (WJAC), which had all formed in the years prior.
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