Watch this video on Lilian Bader:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JfypN4ijDw

Use the information in the video to answer these questions: 

1. What year was Lilian Bader born?
2. What Caribbean country was Lilian’s father from?
3. Where did Lilian first work?
4. What actions did Lilian take to leave a legacy?

Fill in the blanks with the words below:

She joined the ………………….. at the beginning of 1941 and was one of the first ………………………. to be trained as an instrument repairer, a trade that was newly opened to
women.

In December 1941, Lilian became a ………………….and soon gained the rank of Acting Corporal. During the War she ……….. a soldier called Ramsay Bader, who was a …………..with the Army. Ramsay’s father was from Sierra Leone and his mother was white British. In ……………..

Lilian left the WAAF and she and Ramsey had ………Subsequently, she gained a degree from London University and became a ………………..

Use these words to fill the gaps:

tank driver , two sons, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), teacher, married, women, February 1944, Leading Aircraftwoman