Ruth Evelyn Nokes (née Bennett)
General Information
First Name(s): Ruth Evelyn
Unmarried Surname: Bennett
Married Surname: Nokes
Date of Birth: 23.12.1921
Place of Birth: Orpington, Kent
Date joined WLA: 18.8.1941
WLA number: 51439
Previous occupation: Cow hand.
Reasons for joining: Sense of duty.
Family’s reaction to joining: She joined with her sister, so I think their family were fully on board.
Date left WLA: 18.4.1947
Reasons for leaving: Demobilisation.
Employment
Dairy work in Fovant and Coulston, Wiltshire. Lived in a farmhouse at Coulston Farm.
Transferred to work in Hertfordshire on 14.3.1942. Transferred back to Wiltshire 30.6.1943.
Worst memories: Winter of 46/47.
Opportunities to meet other Land Girls: Fovant, Devizes and Salisbury
Life after the war
After the war, worked as a bread deliverer.
Contributor Information
Anne Street, daughter.
