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This is a badge for the British Women’s Land Army Society. In the white centre there is a picture of a tree and a sheaf. There are also gold letters (W.L.A) on red ground at the top and gold letters (T.C) on red ground at the bottom. On the green ground there is an inscription with gold letters: ‘BRITISH WLA SOCIETY’.

1 W. L. A. Society badge: metal; good condition- as new

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

Metal, Enamel