209181 Dorothy Jean Harrison Women's Land Army from:Leeds My mum often used to tell this story to us when we were children. She was based in Norfolk, although I can't remember where abouts now. She said that she worked on the land cutting trees down and clearing areas. She lived on a farm in a cottage with her friend who we would all call later Auntie Iris. She said that they got to know some American bomber pilots and when they were sent out on a bombing raid on the way back the pilots would waggle their wings to let them know that they were back safe. This one particular night the bombers were followed back in by the Germans and the cottage that my mum was staying in was straffed and her and my Auntie Iris slept through it all, waking the next morning to see bullet holes in the wall above the bed. Lucky or what? Sadly my mum passed away in 1996 before we could write her story down, but I know she was very proud of her service in the Land Army.
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