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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Peggy 'Shirley' Kathleen Richardson

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Name Richardson, Peggy 'Shirley' Kathleen
Date of birth 25 July 1925
Place at enrolment Bedford, Bedfordshire
Joined WLA 21 August 1941
Left WLA 16 April 1945
WLA No. 51748
Trained Luton Hoo
Employed Beds. War Ag. at Potton Hostel.
Married name di Paul
Further information Former canteen worker, aged 17. Left on medical grounds. Married an American G.I.
Peggy Richardson
Reference letter

Reference letter from Peggy's school headmistress

Harvesting at Luton Hoo

Peggy Richardson (left) loading hay at Luton Hoo with Barbara Clark (bottom right)

 


Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author

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