Joyce Lillian Corras (née Nelson)
General Information
First Name(s): Joyce Lillian
Unmarried Surname: Newton
Married Surname: Corras
Date of Birth: 11/2/1926
Date of Death: 3/1/2020
Place of Birth: London
Date Joined WLA: 1943
Date Left WLA: 1945
Employment
Joyce worked in Earls Cone, Essex and lived with her aunt. Joyce remarked how local people ‘never liked Londoners’. Life in the WLA made her fit. Joyce’s family were proud of her joining and she remembers picking apples and the cold weather. Friendships were some of Joyce’s best memories.
Life after the war
She returned to her pre-war occupation working in a clothes shop.
Contributor Information
Name: Andrew Leonard Corras
Relationship to Land Girl: Son
