The success of D-Day can also be attributed to a unique branch of the British Royal Navy comprised of women known as the “Wrens”. At its peak in 1944, the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS ...

"That was quite fast considering the British Navy were only trained up to 18 words a minute," she said. Mrs Quevâtre worked at a remote underground signal station, with 50 Wrens in each shift.