Name/TitleW.L.A. Armband
About this objectWomen’s Land Army armband, green with red edging, and six triangles representing three years service.
This armband was worn by the donor between 1947 and 1950. It was worn at Stowupland for the first 6 months, then at East Bergholt. The donor had been working in a grocery shop for five years before joining the Land Army at the age of 19 in 1947. She was sent from her home town of Doncaster (Yorkshire) to Columbine Hall, Stowupland, where she trained for six months before being sent to a private farm at East Bergholt, where there was one other land girl. She did all kinds of farm work there, including hand milking of the three cows.
Period1947 - 1950
Inscription and MarksEmbroidered: Crown ‘WLA’
MeasurementsLength: 340 mm
Width: 70 mm (max) 65 mm (min)
Object Typeinsignia
Object numberSTMEA:75.A.27.2
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
