Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Monica Worboys
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > W
| Name | Worboys, Monica |
| Date of birth | 31 July 1925 |
| Place at enrolment | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Joined WLA | 15 February 1943 |
| Left WLA | 30 July 1945 |
| WLA No. | 107344 |
| Trained | [Not known] |
| Employed | Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Milton Ernest hostel. |
| Married name | Hooton |
| Further information | Former shop assistant, aged 17. Left after marriage to an American GI, Russell 'Hoot' Hooton, who was a ground crew member of 306 Bomb Group
based at Thurleigh airfield during the Second World War. For more information about the Hooton wedding. |
Monica Worboys married American, Russell Hooton, known as 'Hoot', in 1945 and moved to live in the USA.  The wedding dress can be seen at the 306 Bomb Group Museum at Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire (open on Sundays only, March to October). |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 16th February 2016