They Fought In The Fields by Nicola Tyrer

Author:Nicola Tyrer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780752473420
Publisher: The History Press

When the call for duty rang out, I was one of those thousands who decided that our homes and farms were worth fighting for. We left behind those who were so often termed the weaker sex–our wives, sisters and sweethearts. They in turn decided that their menfolk were worth all the help and backing they could give. I have lived all my life in the heart of England’s foremost agricultural county and have experienced the hard way of living which the WLA have chosen. To see them now, doing exactly the same jobs, experts at all they undertake, is a sight that fills us with admiration when we come home on leave. They are giving us something to take back with us–the knowledge that our land is being safely tended and preserved during our absence.

I have spoken with several of the girls of this vast organisation in different parts of the country. They are the happiest of all the war workers I have yet seen, happy in the knowledge that they are doing a grand job and that they are helping their menfolk to frustrate the efforts of the enemy to rob them of their heritage. I am sure I speak for all the boys when I say, ‘Thank you, Women’s Land Army.’

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