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This is a brown, velour hat with a trim and ribbon band. It was a part of the Women’s Land Army uniform and is older than the other hat of the collection (88/58). It also has an inscription reading ‘HOOD // MADE IN ENGLAND // 300(?)’.

1 hat: velour; ribbon

MERL miscellaneous note, Georgia Charitou, September 2014 – Objects 88/44-66 form part of the Doreen Thorp Collection of material relating to the Women’s Land Army. The collection consists of papers relating to the career or Doreen Thorp in the W.L.A. from 1939-47, as well as items of clothing which form part of a W.L.A. uniform. ‘, Transcription of information about Doreen Thorp – ‘Mrs. N. D. Warren (nee Thorp) 13.6.1923 – 3.1.1988. // In September 1939 I joined the Women’s Land Army and in October I started two months training at the Midland Agricultural College in poultry, milking (hand & machine), stock and general farm work.’

1939 - 1947