205264 Gertrude Elizabeth Ann Curtis Women's Land Army from:Salhouse, Norfolk Gertrude Curtis was my Grandmother, she served in the Land Army whilst her boyfriend, my Grandfather, was serving with the Norfolk Regiment in Mesopotamia. I have a copy of her discharge certificate which states that she was 'a excellent milker'. She was awarded a badge amulet stripe for this achievement. She was enrolled at Norwich on 10th July 1918 and demobilised on 30th November 1919.
She and my Grandad, James Richard Hipkin, were married at Great Ryburgh Church in Norfolk on September 17th 1919. They had three children, two sons and a daughter. Their daughter was my mother, Kate Elizabeth Ann, who was in the Land Army during WW2. She worked on a farm at Docking. Kate had wanted to join the WAAF but was declared medically unfit.
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