Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Mary Bennett
Bedfordshire Women's Land Army > Roll Call > B
| Name | Bennett, Mary |
| Date of birth | 6 January 1922 |
| Place of birth | Fulham, London |
| Joined WLA | 3 March 1942 |
| Left WLA | 17 May 1947 |
| WLA No. | 69419 |
| Trained | On the job |
| Employed | Employed by private farmers: Harold Brown, Great Barford; Moorings, Kempston. |
| Married name | Spilling |
| Further information | Former shop assistant, aged 20.
Pedigree and shorthorn milking cows and general farming. Sisters, Ruth and Hannah also in the Bedfordshire WLA. Before joining the WLA Mary was a cashier at Lipton's shop, Bedford. |
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Mary Bennett and another Land Girl (?) lead prize milking cow from Harold Brown's farm at Great Barford in fund-raising parade in Bedford |
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Mary (centre) with sisters Hannah and Ruth Bennett |
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Mary in 2002 |
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