2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁company ▁assistant ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁second ▁lieutenant ) ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁West ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Pl ato on . ▁ ▁He an ey ▁afterwards ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁A TS ▁training ▁centre ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Sal is bury ▁P lain ▁District ▁Group . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁A TS ▁reform ed ▁its ▁rank ▁structure ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁second ▁sub altern . ▁ ▁From ▁January ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁He an ey ▁attended ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁Fort ▁Le aven worth , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁After wards ▁she ▁carried ▁out ▁administrative ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁posting ▁to ▁British ▁East ▁Africa . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine , ▁a ▁posting ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 4 8 ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁He an ey ▁transferred ▁from ▁her ▁war ▁substant ive ▁commission ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁commission ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁junior ▁commander ▁( capt ain ) ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁E ffic iency ▁Medal ▁for ▁long ▁service , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁temporary ▁senior ▁commander ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁major