Robbie
Born in November 1924, Robbie left home in Ilford at the age of 18, to join the Women’s Land Army at a farm in Witham, North Essex.
Often working for up to 11 hours a day to help feed the nation during WWII, it was exhausting work, although Robbie loved the buzzing night life in the area due to the number of troops stationed close by and she made good friends who she would go dancing with.
One evening at a cafe, a young serviceman called Bob offered Robbie a lift back to her accommodation on his bike… Bob was to become Robbie’s husband of 64 years!
In 2008, Robbie received an award from the Prime Minister, expressing the Government’s “profound gratitude for your unsparing efforts as a loyal and devoted member of the Women’s Land Army at a time when our country depended upon you for its survival”
Robbie met her husband Bob (above) one night at a cafe in Witham during the war, when he offered her a lift back to her accommodation on his bike (very shrewd Bob!)
Robbie (right) with her good friend June, who she met in the Land Army in Essex
St Mary & All Saints Church in Rivenhall, Essex, near where Robbie was stationed in the Land Army
Photo by Robert Edwards
Robbie (right) and June, good friends together in the Land Army in North Essex during WWII
Robbie, (in her Land Army uniform) who was stationed in Witham, North Essex in the 1940’s
Robbie received an award from the Prime Minister in 2008, expressing the Government’s “profound gratitude for your unsparing efforts as a loyal and devoted member of the Women’s Land Army at a time when our country depended upon you for its survival”