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Stories categorised in 'Maureen Blakey's Memories of an Evacuee'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
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Leaving Links Road School - Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 1

They said it would be over by Christmas but our teachers told the older children, like my sister to allow...

Mickey Mouse in a gas mask? Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 2

Mickey Mouse in a gas mask? She said you'll see Shirley Temple and Mickey Mouse inside....

Sorting out the Evacuees at Goring-by-sea, Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 3

Sorting out the Evacuees at Goring-by-sea, Maureen Blakey's Memories of an Evacuee 3. The front door...

Smells of Dad and pipe tobacco, Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 4

While we were in Goring, Dad used to come down about once a month....

A running commentary of Air Raids, Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 5

Grandma would be saying to Dad, “Perce will you please get in here where it is safe” he in...

The only girl in school! Evacuated again Maureen Blakey’s Memories of an Evacuee 6

It was decided to send me to Marlow, where my brother Owen was sent with school as an evacuee. By 1942 dad...

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