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260600 Dorothy May Shemilt Womens Land Army from:Stoke-on-Trent Dorothy Shemilt joined the Land Army circa 1942 when she was 18 years old. She was based in the Bobbington area of Staffordshire, close to where RAF servicemen were training for Bomber Command. There was a dance organized in the village one evening. Although she was not keen on going, she was persuaded by her friend to go with her. That is where she met her future husband, they married in April 1946. Her first child, a daughter, was born in October 1947. Sadly, one week earlier, her husband lost his life in an air disaster near Mautby Church, Caister, Norfolk. Dorothy remarried in July 1951 and had 4 more daughters. She died in December 1989 at age 65. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.