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Marsh lived in Withington, and his parents took in evacuees at the beginning of the war. They had three boys from Liverpool. I’ve actually still got the labels they were wearing when they arrived.

They each wore one on their bag and one on their jacket.

Their names were Henry O’Hara, Joseph Pollard, and Thomas Sharps. They all came from ‘Bishops Gos Boys School’ in Liverpool.

They’ve even got the original string on!

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Mary Pritchard and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

See more of Mary’s stories:

• Worse than hell at times
• So many don’t realise
• Spending a well-earned penny
• Friends together
• A real rough diamond
• Love binds forever faithful hearts
• Non-Fraternisation
• Thanksgiving service
• How to use this book
• Clothing books
• Marsh’s Medals
• Joining Up
• One to keep
• Names in a hat
• Too terrible to tell
• Tyne Tees Badge
• Cards to Mother
• 11th Armoured Division Badge
• Flensburg Christmas 1945
• KSLI Badge
• Homeguard Arm Band
• Driving permit
• A very hard worker
• Mary’s Medals
• Marsh’s Evacuees
• Evacuees on the farm
• Milk from cows?
• Marsh’s Parents with the Evacuees
• Me and the girls
• All of us
• ATS Cap Badge
• Mary Pritchard

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