Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Hannah Bennett
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > B
Name | Bennett, Hannah |
Date of birth | 15 October 1924 |
Place at enrolment | Fulham, London |
Joined WLA | 14 July 1942 |
Left WLA | 17 May 1949 |
WLA No. | 89769 |
Trained | On the job. |
Employed | Employed by private farmers at Felmersham (Mr. Hensman) two and a half years; Box End poultry farm (Mr. Stratford); Oakley (Saunders). |
Married name | Croot |
Further information | Enrolled in Bedfordshire. General farming, poultry and market gardening. Two other sisters served in the WLA: Ruth and Mary. Previously worked at Perk's (grocers) shop and Woolworth's, Bedford. Release certificate shows she served in WLA from 7 September 1942 - 7 May 1949. Demobilised. |
Hannah (left) with sisters Mary and Ruth Bennett Hannah in 2002 |
Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 10th April 2014