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It was September 1939. My twin sisters, who were 2 years older than me, and I went to school collected our emergency rations (gas mask, drink, chocolate etc) and then were taken to the station with the rest of the school not knowing what our destination was to be.

We ended up in Cambridge. All the children sat on Parker Piece and the residents came up and collected children to take to live with them.

Offers were made for either my sisters or for me by myself but we refused each time because we wanted to stay together.

It started to get dark and we were the only ones left when a Mrs. Fordham, who already had several children from previous evacuations, agreed to take us until someone else could.

We stayed with her for a few weeks but because of overcrowding we had to be split up. My sisters went to one family and I to another who had an older boy and a younger girl of their own.

I stayed there for 3 years, but would have rather been at home; we missed mum and dad who did try to visit when they could. We ran away several times only getting as far as the railway station.

We did get home in mid 1944 only to be relocated after just three weeks this time to Birmingham.

This was a much happier time; maybe because I was that much older or maybe the people were friendlier I don鈥檛 know. I got myself a job helping a green grocer who went around with a horse and cart.

After about six months I did get to go home this time for good.

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