Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Betty Noeleen Harding
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > H
| Name | Harding, Betty Noeleen |
| Date of birth | 24 December 1928 |
| Place at enrolment | Kempston, Bedfordshire |
| Joined WLA | 1 February 1946 |
| Left WLA | 18 August 1948 |
| WLA No. | 163843 |
| Trained | Ravensden |
| Employed | Employed by private farmer at Church Farm, Dunton, Nr. Biggleswade and by Beds War Ag. at Clifton & Toddington hostels. |
| Married name | Schwarz |
| Further information | Former chemist's assistant, aged 17 on entry. Suffered from skin problems when working with
cows and sent, after treatment, to WLA Rest Home in Torquay for two weeks'
holiday. Left on completion of contract. Married a German POW. See Changing
Landscapes, Changing Lives interview no 154. You can read all about Betty's Land Army experiences in her own words: Bedfordshire Land Girl Memoir - Potton. |
Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 1st July 2014