What would World War II evacuees take with them?

Evacuation World War 2. An evacuee What was it like to be an evacuee? Why was evacuation introduced by the Government? read more

My mother was evacuated, so I asked her. You went with your school, and the school would give advice as to what to take. It was not a great amount — just one bag full. read more

Evacuee Norma Reeve from London stayed in a grand country house. The butler served her meals at table. By 1940-1941, when the bombing was at its worst, there were 1.3 million official evacuees. Evacuees were told to take food to last 2 days - including cold meat, hard-boiled eggs, biscuits and fruit. read more