War - Lorton lady WRNS driver - husband prisoner of war PoW - Farm quotas

In World War 2 while men fought abroad, women became a significant resource at home. This oral history is by a lady who lived in Lorton, near Cockermouth, and she became a driver for the war effort by joining the Womens Royal Naval Service WRNS, pronounced and known as Wrens [My mother was a WRNS Wren – author PN].  She describes farm issues and tells us about her husband being captured and becoming a Prisoner of War PoW. More information about WRNS Wrens at Women’s Royal Naval Service – Wikipedia

This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria. Please re-use freely.