CHILDREN SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR FAMILIES..

Children being Evacuation in 1940

Young Boys being Evacuation 

In June 1940 - The Start of the Second World War, Families where split up Children were sent to Places of safety in the UK  and  area's  of Manchester and Lancashire, They were Evacuated from Guernsey.
Where they lived with new families all the children traveled with a very small suitcase and a post label attached to their coats showing their names and number.
Inside the very small suitcase they had in there: Girls & Boys
One vest or Combinations,      One Vest 
One pair of Knickers               One Shirt with Collar
One Bodice                              One Pullover or Jersey 
One Pettiecoat                         One pair of  Underpants 
Handkerchiefts                         Handkerchiefts 
Slip and Blouse                        Two pairs of socks
Cardigan                                  ( Gas Masks 2 Ration Books) 
( Gas Masks 2 Ration Books) 

 The Children also took with them Night Attire Comb; towel, Soap 
Face-Cloth, Tooth Brush.
If  Possible, Boots and Shoes and Pilmsolls. 

On their Journey they took also a small packet launch; Sandwiches ( egg or Cheese) Packet of Nuts and Seedles,Raisins, Dry Biscuit 
and maybe a very small pace of Chocolate if they're lucky and Apple, Orange.

As the Children  Arrived at the Port of Guernsey, they were taken to where the Children registered with their name and number
then sent with other families, Where the Children may have to work to support the family by working on the farm or 
they worked in the home.
As the war was coming to the end many Children Returned back home to Guernsey,But saddly many Children had  lost their Mothers and Fathers in war or through illness.

But the new families took them in and that is where some are still today.