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I was one of the first to register at WHA Robertsons. We started at 7.30 a.m. and worked till 7 in the evening. I got up at 5.30 a.m., cycled from Riseley to Bletsoe to get the Birch Bus into Bedford, then changed buses to get to Ampthill Road. I got home about 8 in the evening.
I was put on making dies. First of all I was doing rough milling, then on shaping (cutting out the dies). I ended up thread milling. There were four in a set (BST) British Standard Thread. BSA was a very small thread and there were eight in the set.
I worked a fortnight days and a fortnight nights. I used to work until 4.30 on the Saturday afternoon, then I was in on the Sunday night for two weeks' nights. Then I started at 8 p.m. till 7 a.m. We had a hot meal at midnight. When the siren went we still had to work on in tin hats and gas masks until the all-clear went.
We wore boiler suits and net caps so our hair didn't get caught in machines. My hands were always cut and black. We were making parts for tanks in Russia.
The foreman told me I was their star worker, but I left as soon as the war ended.
We got less money than the men although we did exactly the same work. The Land Army would send you anywhere in the Country. By chosing Robertsons I made sure I was at home.
We used to have dances at Riseley every fortnight. My friend and I used to run them and we gave the money to the Red Cross.

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