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1914-18 War • Women's Land Army

War Effort
First World War Land Army girls can be distinguished from Second World war girls by the overall they wore.

The overall usually has a cloth belt with two buttons similar to many munition workers tunics. Usually it was in white material when worn by girls mainly employed in dairy work or beige if the woman was employed on more general farm duties.
In photographs the early form of badge appears as a white ring on a dark disk. This is either worn on the hat or on the tunic.The WLA armband was worn on the left upper arm.
The overall is usually long enough to conceal the fact the Land girl is wearing trousers.
The hat which has a round crown and broad brim follows the popular style of the time .It was worn plain or with the brim cocked at one side.