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The evacuees had absolutely no say at all in where they went, unless they had relatives living in one of the 'safe' areas. They were basically herded into the trains and sent off, with no idea where they were going at all. Their parents would have had no idea either until they got a letter from their child. Once they got to the village in which they were staying, they were taken to the village hall or school and were made to stand around the edge of it. It was then the villagers duty to come and choose as many children as they had spare beds. If there was not enough room for all of the children, then a billeter would take any remaining children around the village in case someone hadn't come to collect a child whenm they had a spare bed or to see if someone was willing to let the child squeeze into their house for a day or two until someone had been found who could take them in. Hope this helps!
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Where did they send World War 2 evacuees?
The evacuees went to these locations: Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, all of Wales, The Lake District in the Northwest, The Highlands of Scotland, and the south coast. Some places the children and adults were evacuated to such as Plymouth and Bristol were bombed so they had to move the kids again to other places.
What were lots of children in world war 2 called?
The children in England who had to be evacuated from the blitz bombing were called "Evacuees". Now to be funny, they were called lads, lassies, kids, children, bonnies.
How were evacuees treated in World War 2?
During World War 2, in order to avoid the bombings, some women and most children were evacuated from the larger towns. The evacuations started in September 1939 and resulted in over 3 million people being evacuated. Evacuees were given gas masks and food for the journey to the county. Each child traveled with a label pinned to them stating their name, home address, school and destination.
What did evacuees have to were in World War 2?
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When were they first evacuated in the World War 2?
They were first evacuated in world war two.
