Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Evelyn Florence Archer
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > A
| Name | Archer, Evelyn Florence |
| Date of birth | 2 July 1922 |
| Place at enrolment | Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
| Joined WLA | July 1943 |
| Left WLA | September 1945 |
| WLA No. | 130232 |
| Trained | On a farm in Great Barford |
| Employed | Employed by private farmers - trained by Mr Brown in Great Barford, then worked for Captain Archer at Beadlow Manor in Clophill, doing dairy work, finally working in Willington, in the Danish Camp area. |
| Married name | Huckvale |
| Further information | Evelyn travelled to work from home in summer and stayed in
a billet in Willington in the winter. Worked with some Italian
prisoners of war. Briefly at
Hulcote Moors Hostel
at beginning of
service. [For oral history reminiscences of her land girl experiences, see 'Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives' BLARS Z1205/125 transcriptions at Bedford Heritage Library, Bedford Central Library and at BLARS.] |
Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 4th March 2014