Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Zeita Helga Trott
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| Name | Trott, Zeita Helga |
| Date of birth | 12 March 1925 |
| Place at enrolment | Harpenden, Hertfordshire |
| Joined WLA | 22 June 1942 |
| Left WLA | 20 April 1945 |
| WLA No. | 84908 |
| Trained | 4 weeks training at Luton Hoo. |
| Employed | Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Bolnhurst Hostel. |
| Married name | Kelly, then Holes |
| Further information | Aged 17 and living in Luton, Bedfordshire on entry. Left
on medical grounds after injury at work. Worked with Head Office staff
from 15 February 1945 until she left WLA. Release certificate records service from 6 July 1942 to 20 April 1945. |
Zeita Trott 
The wedding of land girl Olive Turner in London c.1944 
(L to R) Joe Yoho, Olive Turner, Zeita Trott and Doreen Kempster outside the Wheatsheaf in Colmworth 
Zeita in 2002 
Screenshot of Zeita Holes being interviewed by TV presenter John Craven about her dairy training for the WLA in 1942 
Zeita remembers her dates with American GI servicemen during the Second World War. 
Screenshot of Zeita Trott being interviewed for BBC Breakfast on 24th February 2020 about her experience as a WW2 Land Girl and her memories of VE-Day in Luton, on 8 May 1945 |
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Stuart Antrobus Historian/Author
Page last updated: 4th March 2020