Land Army Collection

Land Girl at Cowdray, September 1939
Girl leading horse with cart Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N18619

Womens Land Army Girls, womans work is never done, especially when a girl needs a stitch in the seat of her pants, its her number one priority, October 1943

Womens Land Army girls with a tractor probably taken on farms in North Somerset during the Second World War. Circa June 1942

Some local Land Army girls learning to drive a Fordson tractor at the start of the last war, in 1939. As you can see, there was not much concern for health and safety in those days

Land Army Girls out and about in Reading. Circa 1942

World War Two - Second World War - Evelyn Elliott was born in Sunderland and became a Land Girl in 1946 when she was 17. She served until the Womens Land Army was disbanded in October 1950

National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052059 National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: God speed the plough and the woman who drives it); British

National Service Womens Land Army, "God speed the plough
1073855 National Service Womens Land Army, " God speed the plough and the woman who drives it", pub. London, c.1917 (colour litho) by Gawthorn

Getting back to the land, illustration from Pont: An Account of the Life
STC398797 Getting back to the land, illustration from Pont: An Account of the Life and Work of the great Punch artist (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

Land Army Girls stooking the corn in a Cambridge field. Circa 1939

Using timber which is of no use for war production, a game of Land Army girls at Bywell near Newcastle Upon Tyne are supplying wood to keep the home fires burning

Land Army Girls about to parade through the streets of Nottingham for a victory parade. 15th June 1945

Womens Land Army girls probably taken on farms in North Somerset during the Second World War. Circa June 1942

Land Army Girls stooking the corn, At the start of the Second World War many West Country farmers were still using horses and antiquated equipment. Circa 1940

World War Two - Second World War - Linda Shrigley, born in Dipton, County Durham, joined the Land Army when she was 17 in 1942, and served for five years. 01/09/1996

World War Two - Second World War - Ex-members of the Womens Land Army hold a reunion at Balmbras Music Hall, Newcastle. 04/02/1976

World War Two - Second World War - Girls of the Callay Sawmills have another load of pit props checked by Miss Beatrice Forbes-Watson of the Timber Corps. 20/03/1943

World War Two - Second World War - Former Land Army and Timber Girls, spent the afternoon baling hay with an old threshing machine

World War Two - Second World War - Joan Collinson of Ingleton, .served in the Womans Land Army from 1942 to 1949. She was born in Gateshead and had worked as a restaurant cashier before joining up

World War Two - Second World War - Members of the Womens Land Army and members of the Young Farmers Clubs in Durham march to a service at the County School of Agriculture, Houghall

Landgirls are pulling down branches of hops that are infected with mildew as the special spraying tractor goes down the line of hops spraying them with a wash to protect them before the gathering in

A chimney sweep passes two land girls enjoying a well earnt break from their toil in the fields at the Travellers Rest in Caephilly. July 1943

Land Army girls give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North Hubbards nursery in Essex during the Second World War June 1942

A woman on Austerity holiday give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North Hubbards nursery in the Lea Valley, Essex during the Second World War June 1942

Landgirl Miss Betty McCarthy picking some large tomatoes from a greenhouse in Lea Valley, Hertfordshire during the Second World War They will be sent to canteens at munitions factories as

Girls of the Womens land Army looking at photographs in the sleeping quarters of their WLA hostel. February 1944

Womens Land Army. 20 year old Lewis Betty and Peggy Clarke of Gateshead Land Army cutting logs in Manchester timber farm. June 1945

American A. S. C Facility visit. American soldiers getting ready to remove 4000lb
American A.S.C Facility visit. American soldiers getting ready to remove 4000lb bombs chat to land girls in the English countryside. 19th February 1944

Twin sisters Joyce and Olive Allen, members of the Land Army, workers at the Richardson Evans memorial ground in Kingston where they grow a variety of vegetables including potatoes

Victory Parade 1946. Land girls detachment. P04522

Womens Land Army, Circa 1941. Womens Land Army (WLA), a British civilian organisation created during the First and Second World Wars so women could work in agriculture

Home Front. Land girls in Kent

Land Army rally, Arundel Castle, May 1943
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N22138

Potato planting at Todhurst, Kirdford with Land Girls, May 1943
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N22113

Milking Time
16th March 1946: 19 year old Daphne Perry milking a cow, on the farm where sheis a relief-worker, in a scheme set up by the Womens Land Army in East Sussex

Rear View
Firmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera. (Photo by A J O Brien/Getty Images)

Home Front 1942 Land girls at midday break near Meopham, Kent

Land Girl at Cowdray - April 1941
Girl feeding young calf in stableyard. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N20403

Wedding, Fittleworth, 20th November 1943
Guard of honour of Land Army with forks and hoes etc Photography by George Garland. Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N22747

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During the tumultuous times of World War Two, women stepped up to the plate and joined the Land Army, proving that a woman's work is truly never done. In September 1939, a Land Girl at Cowdray in England exemplified this spirit as she fearlessly tended to her duties on the farm. The Women's Land Army girls were captured in a photograph with a tractor, showcasing their determination and resilience while working on farms in North Somerset. As the war raged on, local Land Army girls eagerly learned how to drive a Fordson tractor at the start of what would be known as the last world war. One such girl was Evelyn Elliott from Sunderland who embraced her role in the National Service Women's Land Army. The importance of their contribution was recognized through various mediums; one being a vibrant color lithograph depicting these brave women with "God speed the plough" written across it. Another illustration by Pont depicted them "getting back to land, " emphasizing their dedication towards sustaining agriculture during wartime. In Cambridge circa 1939, Land Army Girls could be seen stooking corn under sunny skies - an image that symbolized both hard work and unity amidst adversity. Meanwhile, other resourceful Land Girls found solace in using timber unsuitable for war production by engaging in games at Bywell. Their efforts did not go unnoticed or uncelebrated. During victory parades held throughout Nottingham, proud Women's Land Army girls marched through its streets as heroes deserving recognition for their invaluable contributions. These remarkable photographs capture moments frozen in time - snapshots of courage and sacrifice made by Women's Land Army girls who worked tirelessly on farms across North Somerset during World War Two.