Joan Evelyn Byron (née Smith)
General Information
First Name(s): Joan Evelyn
Unmarried Surname: Smith
Married Surname: Byron
Date of Birth: 1.1.1921
Place of Birth: Leicester
Date joined WLA: January 1942
Date left WLA: 2.3.1945
WLA number: 60282
Previous occupation: Clerk to W.H.Chamberlin, Tidmas Factory, Alfred Street South, Nottingham. The company manufactured aprons.
Reasons for joining: As per reference given by W.H.Chamberlin on 21 March 1941, Joan ‘is leaving owing to being compelled to take up work of national importance’.
Reasons for leaving: Getting married.
Employment & Accommodation
Carried out general farm work, including harvesting in Nottinghamshire. Lived in Hodsock Priory (hostel), along with Joyce Mawdsley.
![Joan Evelyn Smith pictured with fellow Land Girls and farmers.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Joan-Evelyn-Smith-WLA-Collection-8-1024x678.jpg)
Life after the war
Post-war occupation: Farmer’s wife, managing the home and helping on the land.
![Joan Evelyn Smith's discharge documents](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Joan-Evelyn-Smith-WLA-Collection-3-596x1024.jpg)
Contributor Information
Name: Sandra Orgill
Relationship to Land Girl: Daughter