Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Barbara 'Babs' Kathleen Clark
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Name | Clark, Barbara 'Babs' Kathleen |
Date of birth | 6 June 1921 |
Born | Luton, Bedfordshire |
Joined WLA | 21 August 1941 |
Left WLA | 18 April 1946 |
WLA No. | 51727 |
Trained | Luton Hoo |
Employed | Employed privately by 1) Langley's Market Garden Potton (1st October - 5th December 1941) 2) Little's and Son Market Garden, Luton (8th December 1941 - 24th December 1943) 3) Pollards Market Garden, Henlow. |
Married name | Newell |
More information | Aged 20 on entry. Formerly worked for Hucklesby Hat Manufacturers making military caps. Married Douglas Newell on 7 November 1945 but continued as a land girl. Demobilised. |
Photo of Barbara Clark Barbara Clark (bottom right) loading hay at Luton Hoo with Peggy Richardson (left) |
Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
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