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16 October 2014

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Evacuees WWII

There are 4 messages in this section.

Lost Soul from Elgin. Posted 29 Nov 2005.
Has anyone any memories of evacuees during WW11? More so do you remember any English children being evacuated from england to Scotland? I know of 3 but people argue saying they would not evauate kids from england as far as scotland? Do you know of anyone?

sarah gilbert from new zealand. Posted 16 Oct 2006.
your message on evacuees from england.my family who lived in wellington street portobello edinburgh it is true because we had a mother and son staying with us from essex ,i was born in 1938 and my father was senr to war he was away for six years because i was so young do not remember how long this little family stayed with us hope to receive a reply from you sarh

Henry Kennedy from Titusville, Florida. Posted 16 Oct 2006.
My father was in France with the BEF. My mother and the three of us were evacuated from Elder Park School. After marching to Cardonald Station and waiting for hours, a train came in which took us to Kircudbright. Boy Scouts met us at the station and took us to our assigned houses. It was now dark and we were met at the door by a woman who took one look at the four of us and said (quote), "I told them no children." As my mother later commented, "Who the hell did she think they were evacuating?" We went home to Glasgow next day. "To hell with the bombs" said my mother.

brian smith from tsawwassen bc canada. Posted 16 Oct 2006.
i lived in kirriemuir during the war.my father was busy winning the war with montgomery in n. africa so we had a spare room in our 'police house'we had an english mother and her son live with us until they found their own place in the town. her name was mrs shand and her husband was,i believe, a danceband leader[not jimmy!!].by the way they came from london.

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