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I joined the Women’s Land Army in May 1941. I was seventeen and living at home in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire with my family. I wanted to join the WAFS but I needed my parent’s consent and ...
A PAIR of 1940s 'Land Girls' provided a blast from the past to mark the countdown to Tractor Fest.
The 'girl with the tractor' is revealed as Patricia Fack, a former debutante who went on to marry a Dutch diplomat. For almost 80 years, few have known the identity of the Women's Land Army recruit.
I joined the Women's Land Army in June 1940, I trained at the Agricultural College at Plumpton to be a tractor driver. I had no idea what was involved but I was accepted - the training period was ...
Season 5 History: Who Were Land Girls & What Was the Women’s Land Army? In Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small, a Land Girl from Leeds named Doris, stationed on Danby’s farm, befriends ...
Who were the Land Girls? Unbeknown to many, the Women’s Land Army was originally formed in World War I.
"I think I did every job there was on a farm, in spite of being under 5ft tall” recalled former Land Army girl Muriel Berzins from the East Yorkshire village of Aldbrough, who has died aged 99.
Who were the Land Girls? Unbeknown to many, the Women’s Land Army was originally formed in World War I.
A woman named a champion plough girl who starred in the propaganda film Land Girl is among thousands of Second World War workers whose records can now be searched online. National Records of ...
A woman named a champion plough girl who starred in the propaganda film Land Girl is among thousands of Second World War workers whose records can now be searched online. National Records of ...