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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Elsie May Elson

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Name Elson, Elsie May
Date of birth 19 November 1917
Place at enrolment Eltham, London
Joined WLA 3 March 1948
Left WLA 20 April 1949
WLA No. 192284
Trained Ravensden
Employed Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Bolnhurst hostel, then Leagrave Hall and Milton Ernest Hostel later.
Married name Phipps
Further information Former housekeeper, aged 30. Joined WLA after brief period in the WAAF. Transferred to Bedfordshire 19 March 1949. Demobilised.
Bolnhurst Group

Bolnhurst Hostel Girls sat on bales.

Elsie Elson in uniform

Elsie Elson in uniform

 


Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author

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