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A badge for WWII Land Army service
By Jennifer Drury
Photo:Nancie Hansford worked on Moulsecoomb Farm where she looked after the horses and also delivered milk on a round
Photo:Lois Maddison worked on Woodingdean Farm and also East Grinstead Farm. She was a tractor driver and also looked after the horses. She joined the Land Army when her mother was killed in a direct hit and she was made homeless.
Photo:Doris Parsons was in the Land Army for five years. She worked on fruit farms in Brighton, Uckfield and Chailey. She is 91 years old and still lives in the Brighton street she was born in.
Photo:Original Land Army badge

Earlier in the year we published a page about the forgotten heroines of Britain's war effort, who have finally been accorded formal recognition of their service on the home front. Thousands of Land Girls who helped keep Britain fed during World War Two by working on farms are now allowed to wear a special insignia - 62 years after the war ended.

The former Mayor, Councillor Carol Theobald organised a tea party in May, for local former Land Girls who were then presented with their badges.  Unfortunately three of their number were too unwell to attend, so this week the Mayor, Councillor Garry Peltzer Dunn visited these ladies in their homes to present them with their badges.

This page was added on 05/08/2008.

Comments:

And not soon enough that these "Gals" are now being rewarded for the very hard work they put in during the war. If it hadn't been for them we would have had an even harder and leaner time. Well done Ladies you deserve any reward thats going. You're really well remembered with pride up here in Lincolnshire.

By Patrick Collins (Catswhiskas) (08/08/2008)

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