Evacuees Turned Lifelong Friends

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:51 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Margaret Wellings' parents were farmers in Herefordshire. During the war, they took in many evacuees from London. One of these evacuees, Norman Hocknell, became a lifelong friend of Margaret's. When Margaret's daughter Sarah was born, Norman became her godfather.

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Person the story/items relate to

Margaret Wellings Norman Hocknell

Person who shared the story/items

Sarah Boad

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Mother, godfather

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Shared at Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Warwickshire on 7 October 2023. The event was organised by Leamington History Group.

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96306 | LEA050

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Their Finest Hour World War Two Agricultural Agriculture Child Childhood Children Civilian Civilians Evacuation Evacuee Farm Farmer Farmers Farming Operation Pied Piper Pied Piper Rural Work Workers

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