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Defra honours thousands of Land Girls and Lumberjills who fought from the fields in WWII

A new remembrance plaque was unveiled on VE Day (May 8) in honour of women who kept the nation fed during the Second World War

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Defra honours thousands of Land Girls and Lumberjills who fought from the fields in WWII

The Women's Land Army is one of the lesser known branches of women who served during World War II. Thousands of women took to the land to keep Britain fed during the nation's darkest hour and have now...

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