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 May 1941. ... One day we were in a big field with no hedges and Jean had the tractor parked, when several of us girls were doing what comes naturally, ...

A selection of vintage tractors were put through their paces by local Land Girls, Kerrie Wilson and Charlotte Rudd, who led a parade through Ripon and the surrounding villages. This year’s ...

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 ...

The Women’s Land Army, I thought was so glamorous to join — and then I never worked so hard in my life! We didn’t go through a boot camp because we were working on the farm.

PAYING tribute to The Women’s Land Army a new book by Joan Mant draws on the reminiscences of hundreds of land girls to reveal their wartime farm experiences. 00:01, Mon, Feb 18, 2013 Share Article ...

The Land Girls and Lumber Jills were, and still are, an inspiration to us all."So many people have agreed with us and have been a great support for which we are genuinely grateful," she said.

More than a dozen former land girls got together at a special gathering organised in advance of September’s Royal County of Berkshire Show ...

HUNDREDS of women who supplied the country with food and timber during the Second World War were honoured by the Government yesterday. More than 30,000 surviving members of the Women’s Land Army ...

Middlesex, February 1944, 5am: It was dark and pouring with rain, as Connie, an 18-year-old Land Girl, climbed onto her heavy bike and pedalled the two miles to her local farm. She was exhausted ...