Grace Mary Berry joined the Women’s Royal Air Force in June 1918, aged 22.
She worked as a Motor Transport driver with No. 44 Squadron at RAF Hainault Farm. Her diary records driving around London, maintaining her Crossley tender and dealing with breakdowns, dangerous roads and poor working conditions.
Grace writes with honesty and humour about the independence her work gave her and the frustrations she encountered.
Her diary offers a rare first-hand account of women’s changing roles during the First World War and preserves the everyday experiences that official records often overlook.
