Evacuees Collection (page 2)

Evacuee children walking through countryside gate, Sept 1939
A woman helps children through a kissing gate in Somerset evacuated from south Blackfriars in London. A boy named Charlie in the foreground is the first through and holds a bouquet of flowers

Man greeted by his evacuated children and wife 1939
British man, having traveled to the country to see his evacuated family is greeted by his children and wife, during the second weekend of the war. September 1939

Lowther Castle, Cumberland, home for WW2 evacuees
Lowther Castle, Cumberland, home of Lord Lonsdsale, requisitioned as a home for WW2 evacuees, 2 September 1940. 1940

Refreshments for evacuees, WW2
Refreshments for evacuees during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s

After unspeakable suffering, thousands and thousands of refugees from Austria, mostly women... (colour litho)
2815766 After unspeakable suffering, thousands and thousands of refugees from Austria, mostly women... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Bath night for evacuees in a cathedral in Southern England (b / w photo)
6011777 Bath night for evacuees in a cathedral in Southern England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

East End schoolchildren wait for evacuation to the country. 2nd September 1939

Norwegian children and their families arrive in the UK after being evacuated from Spitzbergen. 12th September 1941

Evacuees are brought into the town of Brand, Germany, where they were registered and given food. 9th October 1944

A little group of Birmingham children who as a result of the evacuation, have exchanged the citys crowded streets for the peace and calm of an un-named Warwickshire village. 4th September 1939

Evacuated Birmingham schoolchildren seen here taking in the sights of Stratford of Avon. 4th September 1939

Michael David aged 5 months, a poor foundling who has been bombed from his home, now at the Hampstead Rest Home run by Miss Anna Freud. January 1941

Some of the children who were evacuated from Bristol and sent to the safety of the Somerset, Devon and Cornwall countryside between February 1941 and March 1942

Sacrifice is this schools lesson, for here the children are offering their toys for sale to help the Soldiers Comfort Fund. 22nd June 1940

The hand maidens. They also serve who only sit and wait. So the youngest inhabitant in the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, her fingers too small to hold knitting needles

The flying Magic Carpet of the Arabian Nights has nothing on the Anderson shelter you see battered and bent, but still taking it, in the picture

In this quaint old mansion where they have a real old four-poster bed, four evacuees play make-believe bedtime games with their dolls. Circa November 1941

Evacuated children with their teacher Mrs Hunt in St. Ives, rural England during the Second World War. 15th May 1945

Evacuated children Irene Barker and Victor Woolridge take part in a singing competition in the classroom of their new school in rural Wales during the Second World War. 13th September 1944

The Pound family of Islington, London, return home from being evacuated to Harborough, Leicestershire. The family race up the steps of the home with Mr Pound who stayed behind, in the background

Mrs Reynolds, a ticket collector, and the mother of two evacuated children herself, takes the Lovell family through the barrier to their train. 6th July 1944

The garb of the nun is the age-old symbol of sister of mercy. In a country home of beauty and quietness this nun cares for evacuated children from the bombed areas

Its a great thing to know that so many mothers and children are being evacuated from London?s danger spots to safer areas outside. The children themselves, how ever, are amazingly calm about it all

Many and varied are the jobs done the Womens Voluntary Services. Looking round the teeth and down the throats of evacuee children is one the jobs, you see in the picture. Circa October 1940

By the inglenook fire of an old English mansion, these happy evacuee children from a blitzed area are learning the magic of Alice in Wonderland. Circa November 1941

Wroxton St. Mary near Banbury. Wroxton Abbey is now base of the staff of an evacuated London firm. Oxfordshire. 16th April 1943

Mrs Davies welcomes Mrs Thompson and her children, to her home in Stonefield Road Huyton, Merseyside, where they are to lodge. Picture taken circa 1st May 1942 (not actual date on caption)

Mill Road Rest Centre in Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture shows mothers and their babies who have just arrived on an evacuation train from London. Picture undated

Child eChild evacuees from England arrive in Australia during the Second World War. 16th December 1940

Norwegians waiting to be evacuated from the Svalbard Islands late one evening during the Spitzbergen Raid. 2nd September 1941

Evacuees on a ship from Great Britain arrive in South Africa during the Second World War. 18th October 1940

Women and children who were evacuated from the city of Penang, Malaysia to reduce the possibilities of casualties from bombs, arrive at a station en route to the South of the country. June 1945

Commander Walder, R. N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys
Commander Walder, R.N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys and a girl from the blitzed cities. He made one condition in taking them

Evacuees from a heavily blitzed town have found a peaceful haven on a famous Warwickshire farm. The Land Girls are giving them a lift home from the village school as they all return to the farm at

Children being evacuated, pictured leaving Harwich. June 1940

Rehearsal of evacuation at St Michaels Church School, Buckingham Palace Road. September 1939

The centre of Sheffield ablaze during the first major bombing raid to hit the city on the night of 12-13th December 1940

Women and children internees from Surabaya boarding HMS Bulolo, bound for Singapore. Circa 1942

Evacuated children in St Ives present Miss Hunt with gifts on her birthday during the Second World War. May 1945

Peter and Lionel Holland, now lodging with Mrs Lang of Yelverton Road, Anfield, Liverpool. Their father is a London fireman

A happy little troupe of London children running to their special classroom in Oxford. Most of them have been away from the danger of London for four years

Sisters of Mercy looking after the homeless children of the East End of London. 16th October 1940

Evacuees during the Second World War. November 1940

A general scene in the main street in the village of Strete, Devon. Villagers are talking about the evacuation that will affect the whole area. November 1943

Evacuees having a picnic under the cedar trees in the gardens of a church in Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. August 1944

Mothers and fathers at the Welcome Club with their children. The club was formerly Christ Church Weymouth. December 1939

A woman tucking two children into bed, Salisbury Cathedral. Young children and mothers seek refuge from the bombed areas during World War Two. 24th November 1940

Private Amerelli says goodbye to his son, aged five, he is off to fight and mother (behind) is off to work. St Pancras Station, London. 19th November 1942

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"Catford Evacuees find safety and solace in the countryside during World War Two" During the tumultuous times of World War Two, children from Catford were among the many who found themselves uprooted from their homes and sent to safer havens in the country. One such evacuee was Ma Brightmore, now 81 years old, who vividly remembers her time in the picturesque Oxfordshire village of Charlbury. In a bid to protect innocent lives from bombings and air raids, thousands of children were evacuated across Britain. The Union Workhouse in Dursley, Gloucestershire became a temporary home for some young evacuees as they awaited their journey to safety. The image on a train is etched into our collective memory - anxious faces peering out through windows as they left behind familiar streets for an uncertain future. At receiving centers like East Ham railway station, child after child arrived with hope mingled with trepidation. Safety measures were paramount during these trying times; gas masks became an essential accessory for every child. A haunting photograph captures evacuee children near Windsor wearing these eerie masks that shielded them against potential chemical attacks. As evacuation plans unfolded across London, Paddington Station witnessed heart-wrenching scenes as families bid farewell to their loved ones. Evacuation had become a national service - depicted by powerful posters urging citizens to contribute towards this vital cause. Even amidst chaos and uncertainty, heroes emerged. Woman police officer Kathleen Saville stood strong on London's streets during WW2, ensuring the safe passage of countless evacuees seeking refuge far away from danger. Evacuation was not without its challenges; it meant separation from family and friends at a tender age. Yet it also brought moments of resilience and camaraderie as communities rallied together to support those displaced by war. Today we remember those brave souls who endured upheaval but found strength within themselves and in the kindness of strangers.