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- People in story:听
- Enid Chidwick, Mabel Hutchings,
- Location of story:听
- Whitstable.
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A2651447
- Contributed on:听
- 20 May 2004
This is Enid Hutchings story as told to Jacqui Brown. The author is aware of the implications of adding her story to the website.
Enid and her mother came to England on the last boat out of Singapore after it fell. Enid's father Leonard and Brydon and Nevis her brothers stayed and were captured. Enid and Mabel Enid's mother did not receive any news of them for the next two years.
Enid and Mabel arrived in Liverpool at the time Enid was suffering with mumps. The authorities wanted to get them out of Liverpool as soon as possible due to the danger of bombing there. They were sent by train to Whitstable as they had a relation they could stay with there. On arriving at Whitstable they were not allowed
to enter the town and the police were called as neither had indentity cards. The police interviewed Enid and her mother and as Mabel had a passport they issued Enid and Mabel each with an indentity card and they were able to stay in Whitstable.
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