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Offline jackstaff

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Land Army WW2
« on: Tuesday 11 March 14 17:29 GMT (UK) »
My mother was in the land army and served on a farm in Dorset, just outside Dorchester.
Is there any archive material related to the Land Army at this time?

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Re: Land Army WW2
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 March 14 19:13 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

The Dorset History Centre might be able to help:

https://www.dorsetforyou.com/dorsethistorycentre


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Land Army WW2
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 March 14 12:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks. I contacted them but there are no books specific to Dorset Land Army girls.
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