Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Iris Joan Manning
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| Name | Manning, Iris Joan |
| Date of birth | 12 January 1924 |
| Place at enrolment | Goldington, Bedford |
| Joined WLA | 14 July 1943 |
| Left WLA | 18 July 1950 |
| WLA No. | 130241 |
| Trained | Toddington Park |
| Employed | Employed by private farmer: Twinwoods Farm, Clapham (2 years). Employed by Bedfordshire War. Ag. Committee at Hulcote Moors hostel and then as at Tractor Repair Depot, Goldington, Bedford. |
| Married name | Cornell |
| Further information | Former factory worker aged 19 on entry. Dairy, mixed farming and driving. Worked with
Barbara Sowerby and
Daphne Favell. Married Dennis Cornell, farmer. Died: 8 October 2015. |
Iris Manning in 1943 
Iris in 2002 
Iris and her husband Dennis at the Royal Opera House, part of the Women's Land Army Veteran's Badge celebrations |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 23rd October 2024