A tale of two Evacuees

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:46 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

The attached account recounts a childhood experience during World War II, where the contributor, aged two when the war began, was evacuated to a farm near Birmingham. Living with their aunt and cousins, they recall a rustic upbringing filled with country life amidst the backdrop of war, reflecting on the challenges of readjusting to city life in London after the war's end.

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1. Picture of a bomb being loaded - my Uncle Harry Hewett 2. Picture of Violet and Arthur Hewett (Aunt and Uncle) 3. ID cards - my own

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Barbara Raggett

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Barbara Raggett

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Shared at West Meads Community Hall, West Sussex on 11 November 2023. The event was organised by Bognor Regis u3a.

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107704 | BOG055

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Their Finest Hour World War Two Agricultural Agriculture Child Childhood Children Civilian Civilians Europe European Farm Farmer Farmers Farming German Germany Letter Letters Rural Work Workers

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