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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Doris Elizabeth Smart

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Name Smart, Doris Elizabeth
Date of birth 15 April 1924
Born Sunderland, County Durham
Joined WLA 14 August 1943
Left WLA 19 April 1947
WLA No. 135429
Trained Ravensden
Employed Employed by Beds. War Ag. at "Chimney Corner" Hostel (Elstow/Houghton Conquest) and from 1945 by private farmer at Tinsley's, Clapham.
Married name Hunt
Further information Former usherette aged 19.  Transferred to Bedfordshire 31 August 1943. Demobilised. Learned dairy farming at Ravensden before moving to Tinsley's Farm.

 


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