Phyllis Tucker – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Phyllis Tucker – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Early Life and Family Background Phyllis Tucker Phyllis Tucker was born in 1923 in Swansea, the daughter of Albert William Tucker and Ada Elizabeth Morris , who had married in 1920 at St. David’s Church, Llandyfelach . Her father died while she was still young, leaving Ada widowed. 1939 Register The 1939 Register provides the only surviving official record of Phyllis before the war. She was living with her mother at 120 Clyndu Street, Morriston , where Ada worked as a tailoress , and Phyllis was employed as a grocer’s shop assistant . The register captures a small household shaped by loss, work, and the everyday rhythms of Morriston life on the eve of war. Military Service – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Phyllis later joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force , serving as an Aircraftwoman 2nd Class . The W.A.A.F. played a vital role in wartime operations, with women undertaking technical, clerical, communications, and ...
