And I just had to post Lilian !! Leading Aircraftwoman Lilian Bader Lilian Bader was born in Liverpool. Her father was from Barbados and had served with the Royal Navy, her mother was white and from England. Lilian was orphaned at the age of 9 and lived in a convent until she was 21. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) at the beginning of 1941. In December 1941, Lilian became a Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) and soon gained the rank of Acting Corporal. During the war she married a black soldier named Ramsay Bader and in February 1944 she left the WAAF. The couple had two sons and she later trained to become a teacher. World War Two - Leading Aircraftwoman Lilian Bader
