Joyce Haddon (née Camp)
General Information
First Name(s): Joyce
Unmarried Surname: Camp
Married Surname: Haddon
Date of Birth: 19/01/1924
Place of Birth: Peckham, London
Date joined WLA: 10/04/1942
Date left: 21/03/1946
Previous occupation: Office work at Boots, the chemist.
Employment
Farm Name, village and county: Kent
Type of work undertaken: Potato picking, harvesting, milking, tractor driving
Opportunities to meet others: Dances organised locally
How did work in the WLA/WTC effect their life? Met her husband-to-be Ken Haddon, when he was stationed in Kent during 1946, before being demobbed from the Army, following his return from active service in Egypt. They married in April 1947 and Joyce then moved to Nottinghamshire to start married life in Ken’s home village of Jacksdale. Joyce died in December 1998 after almost 52 years of happy marriage. Ken died in 2005.
Accommodation
Accommodation in: Hostel “The Knoll”
Life after the war
Did they return back to their pre-war occupation? Yes
What was their occupation after the war? Office worker at Boots the Chemist
Did they stay on the land? No
Contributor Information
Name: Sally Coles
Relationship to Land Girl: Daughter
