Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Phyllis Chiplin
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > C
| Name | Chiplin, Phyllis |
| Date of birth | Born 1921? |
| Place at enrolment | Clapham, Bedfordshire |
| Joined WLA | 23 June 1941 |
| Left WLA | 30 November 1950 |
| WLA No. | 47099 |
| Trained | Luton Hoo, from 7 July 1941. |
| Employed | [Not known] |
| Married name | [Not known] |
| Further information | Formerly a cook, aged 20, from Clapham. The farm bailiff (of Luton Hoo Hostel) was "full of praise" for Miss Phyllis Chiplin who "sat down and milked a cow right out at her first attempt. As she had never done any farm work in her life this was a pretty good effort". Transferred to Northamptonshire 21 February 1947. Stayed on the land after disbandment of WLA. |
Phyllis Chiplin (left) presents Inez Jenkins with a book on Bedfordshire |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
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