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- Centmodian
- Location of story:听
- Hastings, East Sussex
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A5664242
- Contributed on:听
- 09 September 2005
Aunt Ethel's Recollections;
"It was 1939 and we all had to assemble in groups outside the school at 8.30am where coaches took us to the town (Hastings railway station) and then we had to queue up for a long time in Havelock Road. We had to take food and drink for the day. Mother was nearly 80 and Jim was about 7, also with us was Margaret and Martin who was about 9 months old, I should think.
Well, we eventually arrived at the station and got on a steam train. We were told not to give any information to anyone who spoke to us and then the train went off. We stopped at one place for drinks but I forget the name of it. There were no name plates on the stations then as they had been removed.
In due course we arrived at another place and the train stopped. We were told to get off the train and when I asked one of the officials where we were, he said "Bath". The Salvation Army came forward and took the baby (Martin) "Did we have to change trains?" No, this was our destination.
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