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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Eileen Dorothy Wortham

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Name Wortham, Edith Dorothy
Date of birth 25 August 1927
Place of birth Kilburn, London
Joined WLA 26 February 1945
Left WLA 18 November 1947
WLA No. 154032
Trained Toddington Park
Employed Employed by the War Ag, at Chimney Corner, Elstow.
Married name Wagstaff
Further information Evacuated to Northampton, aged 11.  Returned to London aged 16. Factory worker on entry to the WLA, aged 18.  Married local man and stayed in Elstow for the rest of her life.

You can read all about Eileen's Land Army experiences in her own words: Bedfordshire Land Girl Memoir

 



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