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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Peggy Iris Davis

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Name Davis, Peggy Iris
Date of birth 30 January 1926
Born Luton, Bedfordshire
Joined WLA 28 July 1943
Left WLA 31 August 1945
WLA No. 132638
Trained On the job.
Employed Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Milton Ernest hostel. Also employed by private farmer at Manor Farm, Thurleigh doing general farmwork.
Married name Albertson
Further information Former tailoring assistant, aged 17. Left on marriage to an American GI, Joe Albertson.
'Joe' and Peggy Albertson (nee Davies)

'Joe' and Peggy Albertson (nee Davis)

Milton Ernest Get Together 2010

(left to right) Ann Haynes nee Brodrick, Kathleen Cox nee Hopkins, Dawn Filby nee Skeggs, Mary Smith nee Pakes (cutting cake) Trixie Schreiner nee Saunders, Irene Saunders nee Cook, Peggy Albertson nee Davis, Hilda Hicks nee Bright
See more about the Milton Ernest get together (August 2010) on the Recent News page

Peggy in 2016, in front of the IWM Duxford 'American Air Museum' display showing her GI bride wedding dress Peggy in 2016, in front of the IWM Duxford 'American Air Museum' display showing her GI bride wedding dress.

 


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