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Frances

Liverpool,1939

Frances was 10 years old

This is the earliest photo of Frances that we have

Reporting to Lime Street Station, Liverpool

Monday morning, August 25th, 1939

put what you can in the bags, and don’t worry!

Liverpool Lables

The Facts In Liverpool, 95,000 children were evacuated from the city as War broke out

The Facts 57,000 of these were school children, and 31,000 were mothers and children under five years of age.

The Facts 51,000 were sent to Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire (Ironbridge) and Herefordshire. Another 44,000 were sent to Wales

The Facts The second programme of evacuation began following the ‘Christmas raids’ of 1940.

The Facts In December 1940, another 1,399 children were rushed out of Liverpool

The Facts Thousands more children were evacuated during the ‘May Blitz’ of 1941

The Facts Luftwaffe map of Liverpool

For those that stayed

A bombed out Liverpool school

North John Street, Liverpool

The Facts Children were told to bring their belongings in a pillowcase - many came from poor families so had very little.

The Facts Many children were terrified, others saw it as an adventure or a holiday

The Facts As children arrived at their destination they were chosen by their billeters..............

The Facts ....... often based on how they looked, how strong they were, or how many were in their family

The Facts Some children were not selected at all so were dragged around homes as organisers tried to find them places.

The Facts Others were split from brothers and sisters.

It was like heaven really .......

Ironbridge

War Memorial

The Iron Bridge

The Canal

The Viaduct

The Town

Games

Well, I haven’t given you any history .....

Interviewer James Carr Paignton, 2007

Frances