Sarah Winnifred Cain (née Loveridge)
General Information
First Name(s): Sarah Winnifred (Known as Sally)
Unmarried Surname: Loveridge
Married name: Cain
Date of Birth: 4.8.1927
Place of Birth: Bristol ?
Date joined WLA: 1944?
Date left: 1950 ?
Previous occupation: Usherette at the Whiteladies Cinema in Clifton, Bristol
Reasons for joining: To aid the war effort
Family’s reaction to joining: Would be missed, especially the wage packet which contributed to the household.
Reaction of local people towards WLA: A sense of approval from the community.
Employment
Pre-work training: Training at Fieldgrove Farm, Bitton, Bristol. Then moved to a farm in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Whilst at Chippenham she stayed at WLA Hostel, Greenway Lane, Chippenham, Wilts. Shared with Lily Loveridge (sister).
Type of work undertaken: Farm work, milking cows, hay making, tilling the land etc.
Best memories: Meeting husband and the camaraderie with the other girls.
Opportunities to meet other Land Girls: Probably at local dances etc.
Life after the war
Did they return to their pre-war occupation: No. Moved to Scotland, married and had children
Post-war occupation: A full-time mother.
How did work in the WLA effect their life? Met and married her husband who was a military policeman stationed nearby to the farm in Chippenham.
Contributor Information
Teresa Haigh, Niece.
