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Evacuation from Sunderland

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morpethadultlearning
People in story: 
Frank Longstaff
Location of story: 
Sunderland and Leyburn
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A4504907
Contributed on: 
21 July 2005

When the Germans bombed Sunderland I was one of the children evacuated to Leyburn in the Yorkshire Dales. Unfortunately, I was very small and thin so I was one of the last evacuees to be selected by the prospective foster parents - the people choosing wanted big, strong lads to work on the local farms.

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