September 1939 - Operation Pied Piper
Why is evacuation necessary?
Evacuation was necessary to keep the children away from bombs, and to save the
population.
Children are safe in the countryside because bigger cities like London are more dangerous
than smaller towns in the countryside. It is also important to save the population because
children are the future.
Because the children are under violent attack in cities like London, Liverpool, Coventry and
Manchester. They were trying to keep children safe from bombs, also they may tell spies where
the base's and factories are.
Who is being evacuated?
Children, elderly people and pregnant women will be evacuated for their own safety away from bombs.
If older brothers and sisters have younger brothers and sisters, they would endeavor to keep them together.
Children under the age of four would be evacuated with their mothers and children aged four to
fourteen would travel alone.
Where are the evacuees being sent and what will happen when they get there?
They got there by train because it was the only way to get there.
They were sent to the countryside where they would be sent to places like farms and shops for
safety.
They would go by train (it may have taken a while to get there) after about 4-5 hours, they will
go to a place where grown ups choose which children to live with.
Evacuees were sent to the countryside, places like Yorkshire and Somerset where there is a lower
risk of surprise attacks. the evacuees would be escorted to the train station with their teacher and
class and may live with some of them if they are lucky. Sometimes kids got split up from brothers and sisters.
What will happen when the evacuees arrive?
Before the evacuees arrive at the safe place, they go to a school hall and get chosen by some
adults. After the children get chosen, they go to the adults home.
When they arrive, they wait until someone comes to take them to a welcoming home.
