Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Mabel E. Bracey
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Name | Bracey, Mabel E. |
Date of birth | 24 September 1919 |
Born | Mirfield, Yorkshire |
Joined WLA | August 1941 |
Left WLA | 1950 |
WLA No. | Unknown |
Trained | On the job. |
Employed | Employed by a private farmer: (Lincolnshire hostel, then Higham Park, Rushden, Northamptonshire) then Park Farm, Clapham Bedford. |
Married name | Stratford |
More information | Dairy and general farming. Took part in the final "stand-down" parade, one of the land girls representing Bedfordshire at Buckingham Palace, 21 October 1950. |
Mabel Bracey with Joan and Sue on a rest break at Torquay, while staying at St. Elmo WLA Rest Break House. |
Page last updated: 17th October 2013