General Information First Name(s): Elizabeth Jane Unmarried Surname: Steel Married Surname: Hall Date of Birth: 28th October 1900 Date of Death: 28th September 1948 General Information Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of George Steel (1865-1949) and...
“My wonderful Grandmother Miss Nellie Wright (later Mrs Nellie Evans), was born in Wednesbury, West Midlands in August 1899 and served in the Women’s Forestry Service sometime during 1917 and 1918. At first, she...
General Information First Name(s): Catherine Jane Unmarried Surname: Evans Married Surname: Grainger (1918) Date of Birth: 4 January 1896 Place of Birth: Talacre Lodge, Gronant, Talacre Employment Village: Machynlleth Life After War As Catherine married in...
This watercolour of a First World War Land Girl, entitled ‘Pack Drill’, comes from a sketchbook held in the collections of Carisbrooke Castle Museum. The former curator of the museum gave the sketchbook to...
General Information First Name(s): Daisy Irene Unmarried Surname: Dance Married Surname: (Died in 1968.) Unmarried so far as known. Date of Birth: 1898 Place of Birth: Downside, Cobham, Surrey Date Joined WLA: 28 March 1919 at...
20 April 1918: On this day in 1918, the Women’s Land Army held a rally in London, while in Folkestone, Alice’s life hits a new low. Click here, or on the image above, to...
General Information First Name(s): Teresea Unmarried Surname: Hooley Married Surname: Butler Place of Birth: Derbyshire (?) Employment County: Derbyshire Life After War Information from Philip Dalling in the Derby Telegraph. “After the First World War, Teresa found the...
General Information First Name(s): Nellie Butcher Unmarried Surname: Jones Married Surname: Bennett – 12 June 1926, Joyce – 18 Dec 1954 Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1901 Place of Birth: Kensington, London Date Joined...