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Gwendoline 'Gwen' Iris Varna

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Name Varna, Gwendoline 'Gwen' Iris
Date of birth 16 October 1921
Born Bedford, Bedfordshire
Joined WLA 28 February 1942
Left WLA 19 April 1947
WLA No. 63612
Trained On the job.
Employed Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Milton Ernest hostel.
Married [Not known]
Married name Former cardboard box maker, aged 20. Demobilised.
Gwen Varna, of Milton Ernest hostel with working horse

Gwen Varna, of Milton Ernest hostel, with working horse

Harvest Group - Dora Carlyle, Helen Askew, Unknown, Gwen Varna

Dora Carlyle, Eleanor Askew, Unknown, Gwen Varna (l-r)

 


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