Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Jean Pearson
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| Name | Pearson, Jean |
| Date of birth | 26 November 1923 |
| Born | Birtley, County Durham |
| Joined WLA | 17 May 1943 |
| Left WLA | 16 February 1946 |
| WLA No. | 120561 |
| Trained | Silsoe |
| Employed | Priestley Farm, Flitwick |
| Married name | Unmarried |
| Further information | Former clerk, aged 19. Transferred to Bedfordshire 2
July 1943 with twin sister Betty Pearson. Trained and billeted at
Silsoe hostel.
Demobilised. Shared the same rooms as Joyce Hobbs and Mary Wallis. Want to know more about the Pearsons' time in the WLA? Read their memoirs here. |
Jean and Betty in 1943 
Jean and Betty in 2008 with their Veterans Badges |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 13th October 2014