General Information First Name(s): Christina Unmarried Surname: Edgar Married Surname: Forrester Date of Birth: 23.7.23 Place of Birth: Glasgow Date Joined WTC: 1.9.42 Date Left WTC: 9.10.45 WLA Number: 1314 Previous occupation: Clerical Assistant at David J Clark Reasons...
So far, this monthly series of posts has focused on how the Women’s Land Army (WLA) was run at both national and local levels. As we move towards the end of the series, it...
Coming out of the bath hut. Girls have a hot bath every day after work. c. 1940s. Source: Catherine Procter Collection Caption: “At the Women’s Land Army training camp, Culford, Suffolk, run by the...
When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for...
This month’s front cover of The Land Girl was drawn by J.M.Thomas. The November 1946 edition of The Land Girl shows a member of the Women’s Land Army laying a hedge. Laying a hedge...
Joy Smith (30.10.1923) became a Lumber Jill in February 1943. Joy joined the Women’s Timber Corps and began her training at Culford Camp. She then worked in Wooton-u-Edge in Gloucestershire. Joy’s son-in-law Robin Daly...
Women’s Timber Corps Axes Badge Courtesy of Catherine Procter’s Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps Collection.
