WWII+Evacuation

Evacuation

Around 800,000 children went to live somewhwere else. Eventhough a lot of the children returned to their homes, some of them did stay in the countryside for the rest of the war. once the war was over there had been around 3.5 million people evacuated to the country side. when the children had arrived in the country side they would be line up against the wall and people who wanted to get one of the children would just take their pick. Here are some of the things that the children would have packed:
 * People knew that cities were going to be bombed. Enemy planes wanted to destroy homes, factories and schools
 * To keep children and mothers safe from the air raids they had made a decision to to send them to the countryside. This was called 'Evacuation'.

Boys:

2 pairs of pants 2 pairs of socks Pair of trousers 2 vests 6 handkerchiefs Pullover or jersey

Girls: > Petticoat > 2 Pair of knickers > Blouse > 2 pairs of stockingsVest > 6 handkerchiefs > Slip (like a very long vest with shoulder straps) > Cardigan > Hover over picture to see caption (picture of lable)