Beryl Flux
Beryl was born in Elm Grove, Newport left school at 14 and turned down a position as an under nanny for Lady Ruthene at Bembridge to join the Land Army Office.
She carried out all sorted of jobs on the land and later with her husband, Bun (Bernard), ran a pig and dairy farm in Chale Green.
Later moving to Southford Farm, where she and her husband, kept dairy cows, pigs, chickens and ducks, as well as wheat and barley.
She carried out all sorted of jobs on the land and later with her husband, Bun (Bernard), ran a pig and dairy farm in Chale Green.
Later moving to Southford Farm, where she and her husband, kept dairy cows, pigs, chickens and ducks, as well as wheat and barley.
Family life
Born: 1925
Elm Grove, Newport
Working life
Brown and Walmsley, Trimms, Newport
Land Army Office
Farm in Chale Green
Southford Farm
Billingham
Land Army Office
Farm in Chale Green
Southford Farm
Billingham
Full interview
Conducted: Lisa Kerley on 10th March 20 in Niton
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Beryl Flux's photos

Beryl Flux with other Land Army women
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: Wartime
Location photo taken: Roslin Farm
Keyword: Land Army

Roslin Farmhouse
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 1940
Location photo taken:
Keyword: Roslin Farmhouse

Picking spuds at Roslin farm
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Roslin Farm
Keyword: Potatoes, Horse

Beryl Flux's Mum and Aunt Ciss
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Southford Farm
Keyword: Farmstead

Beryl Flux with Martin, Carol, Dad, Tony, Beryl, Mum
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Victoria Road

Southford Farm
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Southford Farm
Keyword: Farmstead

Beryl Flux's mother and uncle
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection

Beryl Flux and Bun before marrying
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection

Beryl Flux in Land Army unifrom
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Roslin Farm
Keyword: Land Army

International Tractor, C
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: Wartime
Location photo taken: On the cliff at Compton
Keyword: Tractor

Foresters’ - Beryl is 6th from right with friends
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Westridge Down
Keyword: Foresters,

Island Farm Sale with Bun Flux, Barbara & Les Flux (Bun’s brother & wife)
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 1962
Location photo taken: (Blackgang?)
Keyword: Cow, Sale

Beryl in the Land Army
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Roslin
Keyword: Land Army

Beryl Flux - Beryl and cows on Chale Green
Collection: Beryl Flux
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Chale Green
Keyword: Cows, Calves, Calf