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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Evelyn Florence Archer

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Name Archer, Evelyn Florence
Date of birth 2 July 1922
Place of birth Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Joined WLA July 1943
Left WLA September 1945
WLA No. 130232
Trained On a farm in Great Barford
Employed Employed by private farmers  - trained by Mr Brown in Great Barford, then worked for Captain Archer at Beadlow Manor in Clophill, doing dairy work, finally working in Willington, in the Danish Camp area.
Married name Huckvale
Further information Evelyn travelled to work from home in summer and stayed in a billet in Willington in the winter.  Worked with some Italian prisoners of war.  Briefly at Hulcote Moors Hostel at beginning of service.
[For oral history reminiscences of her land girl experiences, see 'Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives' BLARS Z1205/125 transcriptions at Bedford Heritage Library, Bedford Central Library and at BLARS.]

 



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