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The loss of male workers during the war led to thousands of women joining the Post Office. Their uniform was adapted from those worn by males. This uniform for those on delivery duty comprising a winter coat, dark blue skirt, straw hat and delivery satchel.

This image shows part of the exhibition Last Post: Remembering the First World War
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Women's First World War postal uniform

Author British Postal Museum & Archive from London, UK

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