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Evacuation in Britain during the Second World War amounted to the biggest mass movement of people in British history, with around 4 million people leaving their homes to escape the air raids of the Blitz. Many children didn't know where they would end up, who they would live with or when they would see their parents again.
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Millions of British city children were evacuated to safer places during the second world war. Some hated living away from their families – others didn't want to go home again. Visit the links below to read their stories:
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Follow Eric back to World War 2 where he discovers what life was like for children evacuated from London, from rationing to collecting scrap metal to make Spitfires.
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Evacuees on a nature walk through the countryside surrounding the Dartington estate in Devon.
What was it like growing up as a child during the war? Click on the links below to read their stories:
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Evacuated children could not bring many things away with them. They were only allowed a list of items, packed into a small suitcase:
List of items for evacuated children's suitcase
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An example of items in a child evacuee's suitcase
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