The War Agricultural Executive Committee

Owen Thompson

Regions:: England, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex
Notice Period:: Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:: Hobby
Fee:: Paid: £50 plus travel expenses
Category:: History
Updated:: 14^th November 2025
Tagged:: Agriculture | Farming | Second World War

Agriculture during WW2: how the County War Agricultural Executive Committees helped increase food production by liaising with farmers and the Women's Land Army, organising Volunteer Agricultural Camps and employing Italian and German prisoners of war.

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About Owen Thompson

Retired. Worked for English Heritage, Churches Conservation Trust, taught A Level Archaeology etc.

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