Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Jean Hartley
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| Name | Hartley, Jean |
| Date of birth | 18 June 1922 |
| Place of birth | Wakefield, Yorkshire |
| Joined WLA | 25 July 1945 |
| Left WLA | 16 April 1948 |
| WLA No. | 158864 |
| Trained | Ravensden |
| Employed | Employed by Beds. War Ag. at Bolnhurst |
| Married name | Quenby |
| Further information | Formerly worked for I.C.I Metals, aged 23 on entry. Drove a Commer lorry to take out hostel girls to work on local farms. Became a Forewoman. Sugar beet singling was her least liked job. She most enjoyed working at the Co-Op Fruit Farm in Cockayne Hatley. Married the farmer at Quenby's Farm at Bushmead. |
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Jean Hartley and Vera Jobling |
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