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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Bessie Pitt

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Name Pitt, Bessie
Date of birth 18 August 1928
Born Eggbuckland, Devon
Joined WLA 14 December 1945
Left WLA 17 January 1947
WLA No. 163109
Trained Ravensden
Employed Employed by private farmers: Mr Williams, Home Farm, Ravensden; Kings Farm, Maulden
Married name Rabbitt
Further information Former cost clerk, aged 17. Living in Stretford, Lancashire on enrolment. Transferred to Bedfordshire 4 January 1946. Did dairy and general farming. Left due to suffering from rheumatism.

 


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