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A veteran interview with

Pat Pressler

Pat Pressler was an experimental assistant in gunnery EAG at Shoeburyness whilst working with the WRAC

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At only seventeen years of age Pat joined the WRAC and was soon posted to Shoeburyness as an Experimental Assistant in Gunnery.

Pat discusses the high level of classification she experienced whilst working as an EAG and how on her arrival she had to be cleared with the secret atomic at the highest grade of security. She goes on to further describe how all aspects of her life had to be investigated in order for her, and other soldiers, to engage in the top secret work at this posting. Pat reflects fondly on this time period and speaks passionately about her role as an optical measurer.

After a few years Pat married and was forced to leave the army as there were no opportunities for marital couples to be posted together. When asked to reflect on her time with the WRAC Pat was grateful for the skills and experiences she was able to take with her from her time in the military, however, struggles to view herself as a veteran due to the glass ceiling that restricted opportunities for women in the army.

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Interviewed by:
Martin Bisiker
Reviewed by:
Evie Painter

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Pat Pressler was an experimental assistant in gunnery EAG at Shoeburyness whilst working with the WRAC

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MLA Style:
Pressler, Pat. A Veteran Interview with Pat Pressler. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, 20 Nov. 2024 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/pat-pressler/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
APA Style:
Pressler, P. (2024, November 20). A Veteran Interview with Pat Pressler [Interview by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee. Retrieved November 10, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/pat-pressler/
Chicago Style:
Pressler, Pat. 2024. A Veteran Interview with Pat Pressler. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, November 20. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/pat-pressler/
Harvard Style:
Pressler, P. (2024). A Veteran Interview with Pat Pressler. [Interviewed by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee, 20 November. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/pat-pressler/ (Accessed: 10 November 2025)
Vancouver Style:
Pressler, P. A Veteran Interview with Pat Pressler [Internet]. Interview by M. Bisiker. Legasee; 2024 Nov 20 [cited 2025 Nov 10]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/pat-pressler/
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