Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Mabel E. Bracey
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > B
| Name | Bracey, Mabel E. |
| Date of birth | 24 September 1919 |
| Born | Mirfield, Yorkshire |
| Joined WLA | 29 July 1941 |
| Left WLA | 30 November 1950 |
| WLA No. | [Not known] |
| Trained | On the job. |
| Employed | Employed by a private farmer: (Lincolnshire hostel, then Higham Park, Rushden, Northamptonshire) then Park Farm, Clapham Bedford. |
| Married name | Stratford |
| More information | Recruited in Huddersfield. Transferred to a Lincolnshire hostel in Sept 1941, then to Northamptonshire in Feb 1942. Served in Bedfordshire
from April to November 1950. Dairy and general farming. Given a paid holiday at the WLA Torquay Rest Home for those land girls who had served long-term and were "run-down" or recovering from illness, Dec 1948. Took part in the final "stand-down" parade, one of 500 land girls representing Bedfordshire at Buckingham Palace, 21 October 1950. "We were proud to be part of the parade up the Mall" in the morning and attended a service at St Paul's Cathedral in the afternoon. Married the farmer Edward Stratford in 1952. |
Mabel Bracey with Joan and Sue on a rest break at Torquay, while staying at St. Elmo WLA Rest Break House. |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 22nd April 2014