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Evacuation from Sunderland

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Contributed by听: morpethadultlearning
People in story:听: Frank Longstaff
Location of story:听: Sunderland and Leyburn
Background to story:听: Civilian
Article ID:听: A4504907
Contributed on:听: 21 July 2005

When the Germans bombed Sunderland I was one of the children evacuated to Leyburn in the Yorkshire Dales. Unfortunately, I was very small and thin so I was one of the last evacuees to be selected by the prospective foster parents - the people choosing wanted big, strong lads to work on the local farms.

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