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Isabel M’Leod
Munitions WorkerBiography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Isabel M’Leod.
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: 20 in 1917 (so around 1897).
Date and Place of Death: N/A.
Nationality: British.
Biography
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Occupation: Munitions Worker.
Place of residence at Gretna: ‘one of the bungalows at Gretna along with her sister, there being eight girls in all’.
‘Witness and her sister occupied a bedroom by themselves’.
Job title at Gretna: Munitions Worker.
Marital status: N/A.
Children: N/A.
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Trivia / any other information: Was the victim of a theft case, where another munitions worker, Mary M’Kinney, accused of stealing from her.
The stolen items were four camisoles, three pairs of knickers and a gold ring.
Ultimately the charge was not proven.
Further links, notes, and comments:
- Dumfries & Galloway Standard – 24th October 1917
– Dumfries & Galloway Standard – 31st October 1917
