Guernsey Evacuees
My mother and her family, the Petits, were evacuees from Guernsey during World War 2. They were housed in Coates by Stow and then Saxilby. They attended Stow School. There were 8 children, Cyril, Donald,Olive, Mavis, Monica, Audrey, John and Mary. My mother, Monica, informs me that they were involved in putting on plays at the local hall and photos appeared in the local papers. Does anyone remember them and /or have photos? Thank you, Jackie Thom.
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RE: RE: Guernsey Evacuees
Hi Jackie, sadly I have not come across your family name as yet in my research but I will keep an eye open for it. Since 2008 I have been researching the experiences of the thousands of Guernsey evacuees who came to England in June 1940, and who remained here for five years. I have interviewed over 140 child evacuees so far, as well as a number of very elderly evacuated mothers and teachers.
My research & blog can be found at:
http://guernseyevacuees.wordpress.com/evacuation
Gill
Gillian Mawson
Channel Islands evacuee researcher
University of Manchester
Comment from GILIAN MAWSON on Monday, 6th June 2011.