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Bedfordshire Women's Land Army

Roll Call of Bedfordshire Land Girls
Phyllis Chiplin

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Name Chiplin, Phyllis
Date of birth  
Place of birth  
Joined WLA 23 June 1941
Left WLA 30 November 1950
WLA No. 47099
Trained Luton Hoo, from 7 July 1941.
Employed  
Married name  
Further information Formerly a cook, aged 20, from Clapham. 

The farm bailiff (of Luton Hoo Hostel) was "full of  praise" for Miss Phyllis Chiplin who "sat down and milked a cow right out at her first attempt.  As she had never done any farm work in her life this was a pretty good effort".

Transferred to Northamptonshire 21 February 1947.

Phyllis Chiplin presents Inez Jenkins with a book on Bedfordshire

Phyllis Chiplin (left) presents Inez Jenkins with a book on Bedfordshire



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