WW2 Proficiency Distinction Certificate for Milking and Dairy Work
WLA Proficiency Certificate for B Cox, marking her excellent work in milking and dairy work, March 1945. Source: Catherine Procter’s WLA Collection
Category: Official Documents (WW2)
Dorothy’s WLA Journey 5: VE Day and Disbandment
This series of posts charts Dorothy Clayden’s time in the Women’s Land Army form 1942 to 1946. This final post in our series brings together some documents concerning VE Day and the end of...
Dorothy’s WLA Journey 4: ‘Lady-Killer of Vermin’
This series of posts charts Dorothy Clayden’s time in the Women’s Land Army form 1942 to 1946. This fourth looks at Dorothy’s transfer to Pest Destruction in Shrewsbury in 1944. Here, she was issued...
Dorothy’s WLA Journey 3: First billet in Shropshire
This series of posts charts Dorothy Clayden’s time in the Women’s Land Army form 1942 to 1946. This third looks at Dorothy’s first billet in Shropshire. We don’t have as many documents on this...
Dorothy’s WLA Journey 2: Uniform & Parade
This series of posts charts Dorothy Clayden’s time in the Women’s Land Army form 1942 to 1946. This second focuses on Dorothy’s attendance at a WLA parade in Preston and shows the process of...
Dorothy’s WLA Journey 1: Enrolment
This series of posts charts Dorothy Clayden’s time in the Women’s Land Army form 1942 to 1946. We will be looking at a range of primary sources including correspondence and photos to trace Dorothy’s...
