Evacuee Collection

Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939 / 40
Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939/40

Evacuation scenes. Brighton on Sunday evening, bidding goodbye
1940s Britain. Evacuation scenes. Brighton on Sunday evening, bidding goodbye

Naval cadets from the Thames Nautical College training ship HMS Worcester are being evacuated from Greenhithe to the countryside

Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, running down a country road. 1939 / 40
Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, running down a country road. 1939/40

Naval cadets from the Thames Nautical College training ship HMS Worcester are being evacuated from Greenhithe to the countryside

Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, England. 1939 / 40
Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, England. 1939/40

Evacuated children go for a ramble in Wye, Kent. 1939

Evacuated children go for a ramble in Wye, Kent. 1939 / 40
Evacuated children go for a ramble in Wye, Kent. 1939/40

In response to the dangers of war the British government launched a scheme to evacuate the children from major urban centers to private housing in more rural areas

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