Betty Allen

Betty Allen is still friends with the boy her parents took in during the Second World War. The family were very sad when he left.

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Bettine Saffery

Bettine and her younger brother were evacuated from Margate to Drayton Bassett. When they arrived at their hosts' cottage her brother asked her: "Is this fairyland?"...

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Dorothy Chadwick

Dorothy was part of a large family living in Bucknall when the evacuees arrived. They became great friends and kept in touch after they had returned to London.

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