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A closer look at the life of a child growing up in World War Two
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A closer look at the life of a child growing up in Britain during World War II...
Created by: Luke, Yanga , Wandile and Tanya
All of the evacuees had to wear labels saying where they were going. British children went to live with foster families in the country side or even overseas. Some of the British children enjoyed their new lives, while others felt terribly homesick. The evacuation was declared on August 31, but it only started on September 1, two days before they declared war. From London and the other main cities, the top class people boarded trains and were taken to rural towns and villages in the assigned areas. With the uncertainties over registering for the evacuation, the actual movement was also disjointed–evacuees were gathered into groups and put on the first available train, not caring where its destination was.
The children had only their hosts and no parents. There
was a lot of vandalism and hooliganism. Because they
had so much free time and the children went to bomb
and crash sites and collected little bits of the bombs
and planes and traded it amongst other children. The
children also contributed a lot by helping their hosts in
the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign by working in the gar-
dens. They also joined teams ‘Lending a Hand on the
Land', working on farms to help boost food production.
Many of the ‘drives’ coordinated by the WVS relied on
children to help out.
Part time schooling with a shift system in operation
younger students in the morning, older students in the
afternoon. Each school had its own air raid shelter
facilities. They were taught how to put gas masks on
incase of an emergency. The children were not
compelled to attend but most did, bringing their gas
masks with them. There air raid practice drill has now
became the most popular activity. At school children
also learnt about the British Empire. At the age of 14
children left school and started work.
During World War 2 food rationing had a massive
effect on the British children’s lives, it meant that the
children had a very different and a much stricter diet
because sweets, meat, flour, butter, and many other
important foods had to be rationed to a limited amount
for each family. The children soon learnt how to make
do, using the food they had available. For example;
although there was little sugar there was plenty of
carrots. The children liked to make lots of carrot cake
during the war.