Debbie Rogers
New Member
Hi everyone!
I am intrigued by my father's evacuation during WW2. He was 3 when WW2 started and he, along with his twin brother were evacuated to Langley Mill in Derbyshire. My grandparents lived at Spring Hill on the 1939 register, but the children are all blacked out, so i can't see if my Dad was still with his parents at this time. 3 to me seems awfully young to be evacuated.
A brief history of my grandparents is that Dad was one of 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl, their Surname is Frost. My Nan as my Dad called her was ' a good time girl ' and when the children where evacuated she wrote to all the families looking after her children and asked if they wanted to adopt them!!!!
One family took up the offer and my Dad's twin brother was adopted! Dad spent his time during the war in a children's home in Heanor, Langley Miil and then was sent home, to be then sent to St Francis School ( part of Monyhull Colony) where he stayed until he was 16. That is another story though. I suppose what I am asking is about being evacuated at such a young age or would Dad been older than he realised. And what school would he of gone to, if he went at the time of evacuation? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks a lot Debbie
I am intrigued by my father's evacuation during WW2. He was 3 when WW2 started and he, along with his twin brother were evacuated to Langley Mill in Derbyshire. My grandparents lived at Spring Hill on the 1939 register, but the children are all blacked out, so i can't see if my Dad was still with his parents at this time. 3 to me seems awfully young to be evacuated.
A brief history of my grandparents is that Dad was one of 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl, their Surname is Frost. My Nan as my Dad called her was ' a good time girl ' and when the children where evacuated she wrote to all the families looking after her children and asked if they wanted to adopt them!!!!
One family took up the offer and my Dad's twin brother was adopted! Dad spent his time during the war in a children's home in Heanor, Langley Miil and then was sent home, to be then sent to St Francis School ( part of Monyhull Colony) where he stayed until he was 16. That is another story though. I suppose what I am asking is about being evacuated at such a young age or would Dad been older than he realised. And what school would he of gone to, if he went at the time of evacuation? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks a lot Debbie