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I was born at 31 Esmond Road, Kilburn in 1938. We were evacuated to Bletchley and Leighton Buzzard on and off throughout the Second World War. In 1945 we had a VE day party, of which the photo was put on the cover of Max ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1940 by Joan Hemington

Hi Ann I have a couple of photo albums of the Stephensons left to me when dad died If you are my cousin Ann of West Bridgford, Granddad was Harold Euclid. I am in the process of scanning the photos on to my PC with the intention of putting some on facebook perhaps. Please contact Ralf

A memory of Hogsthorpe by Ralf Stephenson

We were twin sisters, Audrey and Yvonne Long. We were evacuated to Burwash, I only have a photo of us sitting in a field somewhere with more young children of our age, and some younger. I have no memories of the ...Read more

A memory of Ticehurst in 1930 by Yvonne Taylor

I am guessing the year would have been 1944.... I would have been 6 and my brother would have been 5. I dont know how we were evacuated exactly...because we didnt go through the School system, we went with our Mother and our ...Read more

A memory of Hele by Maurene Kauter

I was about 3 years old when I was evacuated to Newton St Cyres from Plymouth. I lived with a nice lady called Mrs Buchannun, I believe she was a retired school mistress. I can remember the water pump in the road. I was very ...Read more

A memory of Newton St Cyres in 1940 by Eugenie Crook

My sister Patricia Ann Moroney (Patsy)1929-2017 and my brother Michael John Moroney (1932-2019) were evacuated from Blackfen to Brook. I believe the family's name was Triscott. I have photos taken in the garden with the daughter, ...Read more

A memory of Brook by Janet Völcker

My mother, Eunice Weeks, came from Cwm, went into service in Bristol and London at 13 years old. Married in Cwm 1938, lived in London where my brother was born in 1939. Our house was bombed so Mum evacuated to her family ...Read more

A memory of Waun Lwyd in 1940 by Yvonne Barnett

My family (name of Marsh) evacuated to Woolavington to escape the continual bombing of London.  We lived in 2, Church Street and my aunt and her family lived in No 1.  At the vicarage, which I believe was just over ...Read more

A memory of Woolavington in 1940 by Judy Chapman

I purchased this photo in a gentlemans clothes shop in Grange-Over-Sands as i believe the two children sitting on the wall could be my mum and uncle who were evacuated there during the second world war,so i wondering if the date could ...Read more

A memory of Grange-Over-Sands

As a five year old I was evacuated to Abertrdwr, returning to Birmingham when I was seven.The old school, destroyed by fire I gather, was my first. I first stayed with a family that kept a couple of geese. I was very upset that ...Read more

A memory of Abertridwr in 1940 by Colin Hughes