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245840 Eveline Rose "Blondie" Wilson Land Army Instow My Mother Eveline Wilson known as Blondie because of her wavy blond hair was based at Instow. She recalls being taken with her pals to different Farms in a lorry to help with different jobs, including planting & harvesting potatoes near Beaford Moor where she met my Father, who had a Motorbike & helped with The War Rag. Mum originally came from Newcastle, but was living in Teddington when she joined The Land Army & met another girl Who joined & was going to North Devon as well, they became great friends & kept in touch after they married & had children. Life was hard but after a days work they sometimes went for half a pint of Cider & seemed to make the best & have fun When my Mother received her Medal she met another friend from The Land Army, they had lost touch & not seen each other for over 60 years & were in several Newspapers recalling there past I think many of us do not fully appreciate the valuable work these girls did, had they not there would have not been enough food despite rationing they really did contribute to the survival of us all Shirley Whaley Add to this record.  Related Content: Womens Land Army Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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