ScotlandsPeople adds Women's Land Army and Timber Corps 1939-1950 index cards

From ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk):

Scottish Women's Land Army records. Get digging!

To commemorate Remembrance Day, this newsletter explores the service of the Scottish Women’s Land Army and the Women’s Timber Corps. 

These women played a vital role in the war effort, replacing men who had joined the forces during the Second World War. They contributed to the production of food and kept vital industries supplied with timber during the  war and its immediate aftermath.

Nearly 10,000 index cards for those who joined the Land Army and Timber Corps from 1939 to 1950 are now available for the first time on ScotlandsPeople. These records will help you trace an individual's service history and learn about the work of the Land Army and Timber Corps.

These records will be of particular interest to family historians hoping to learn more about the role their relatives played in the Second World War. Each card can give insight into the training given to new recruits, where they worked and reveal why they left their post. The records are currently available for those members who were born in 1922 and earlier.

Comment: To access the records visit the Employment Records section - or go directly to https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search/employment-records/scottish-womens-land-army/swla#form

For the full news release visit https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2023/land-girls-records-released-online

Note that these are index records, with an example below - the original service records themselves have not survived.

(With thanks to ScotlandsPeople via email)

Chris

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