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Title: Women's land Army
Post by: denise02 on Friday 19 March 21 19:13 GMT (UK)
Hi all ...

I have been looking at my grandmothers LAR, and I'm struggling to make heads or tails of it, it is quite faded due to the fact it was the first thing I ever got from kew, and put in a folder and forgot about many years ago. I can work out the D.O.B, address she was living at. However I'm struggling to work out the WLA number, and there's some writing in the middle I can't make out at all, and the occupation, I'm guessing is factory but can't work out the bit towards the end, I think its commercial something .. but what that of been the type of factory or the company she worked for? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: tonepad on Friday 19 March 21 21:12 GMT (UK)
WLA Number   192582


Tony
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: denise02 on Saturday 20 March 21 20:04 GMT (UK)
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about the writing in the middle and the occupation at all?

Thanks
Denise
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: tonepad on Sunday 21 March 21 06:52 GMT (UK)
Hi Denise

I see:

Commercial at W. L. G. Clarke


Tony
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: denise02 on Sunday 21 March 21 07:22 GMT (UK)
Hi Tony
Would that be who she worked for? So sorry to ask so many questions but I’m not 100% when it comes to army stuff I really should buy a book
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: tonepad on Sunday 21 March 21 07:34 GMT (UK)
W. L. G. Clarke would have been the name of her employer.


Looking at the writing in the middle, can see:

Reset Lond & Middx  11/6/48

(still trying to make sense of the line underneath)


Tony
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: denise02 on Sunday 21 March 21 07:34 GMT (UK)
Cool thank you
Title: Re: Women's land Army
Post by: medpat on Sunday 21 March 21 11:14 GMT (UK)
This may help you realise what the Land Army did

https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/