Evacuees
Boscastle is putting together an archive room exhibiting the past and present.
If you were an Evacuee during
the war years or know of a relative we would
like to here your story.
Below is a list of evacuees to date.
Click name to see Who stayed with and Place sent home to
Admmission Date & Name:
Year 1939
- 11.09. Patricia Riley
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Stayed At: Mrs Riley Bridge House
Returned To: London
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Stayed At: Mrs Riley Bridge House
- 11.09. Patricia Dean
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Stayed At: Mrs Dean Dunfarley
Returned To: Walthamstow
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Stayed At: Mrs Dean Dunfarley
- 11.09. Arthur Dean
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Stayed At: Mrs Dean Dunfarley
Returned To: Walthamstow
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Stayed At: Mrs Dean Dunfarley
- 11.09. Margaret Tabor
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Stayed At: Mrs Tabor Tower House
Returned To: Home
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Stayed At: Mrs Tabor Tower House
- 06.11. Eileen Jenkin
- Stayed At: Mrs Callaway Dunn St Returned To: Home
Year 1940
- 12.06. Geoffrey Barnes
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Stayed At: Mrs Barnes Willapark View
Returned To: Tunbridge wells
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Stayed At: Mrs Barnes Willapark View
- 12.06. Joan Barnes
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Stayed At: Mrs Barnes Willapark View
Returned To: Tunbridge wells
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Stayed At: Mrs Barnes Willapark View
- 27.06. Evelyn Chittendon
- Stayed At: L Chittendon Pengar Returned To: Portsmouth
- 24.06. Barbara Barchard
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Norwood House
Returned To: Lambeth
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Norwood House
- 24.06. Sylvia Ballard
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Lambeth
- 24.06. Patrica Billings
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Stayed At: Mrs Mugford Harwood Cottage
Returned To: Wandsworth
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Stayed At: Mrs Mugford Harwood Cottage
- 24.06. Elaine Ellard
- Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Dunn St Returned To: Battersea
- 24.06. Joyce Foots
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Stayed At: Mrs Robinson Penally House
Returned To: Richborne Terrace SW
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Stayed At: Mrs Robinson Penally House
- 24.06. Dorothy Green
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Stayed At: Mrs Bath Atlantic House
Returned To: Derby
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Stayed At: Mrs Bath Atlantic House
- 24.06. Evelyn James
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Stayed At: Mrs Bennett Tolcarne House
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Bennett Tolcarne House
- 24.06. Patrica James
- Stayed At: Mrs Hocking High St Returned To: Vauxhall
- 24.06. Lillian Jarvis
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann 1 Cambeak Returned To: Vauxhall
- 24.06. Joyce Javis
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann 1 Cambeak Returned To: Vauxhall
- 24.06. Marie Mayle
- Stayed At: Mrs Weston The Rectory Returned To: Battersea
- 24.06. Joyce Mayle
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Stayed At: Mrs Weston The Rectory
Returned To: Battersea
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Stayed At: Mrs Weston The Rectory
- 24.06 Eileen Meaton
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Stayed At: Mrs Whitehead St Meachard
Returned To: Stockwell SW
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Stayed At: Mrs Whitehead St Meachard
- 24.06. Dorothy Phillips
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Stayed At: Mrs Mitchell 2 Penally Terrace
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Mitchell 2 Penally Terrace
- 24.06. Eileen Phillips
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Stayed At: Mrs Mitchell 2 Penally Terrace
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Mitchell 2 Penally Terrace
- 24.06. Dorreen Silvery
- Stayed At: Mrs F Ferrett Lynwood Returned To:Vauxhall
- 24.06. Grace Salway
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Stayed At: Mrs Lawrence Jordon View
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Lawrence Jordon View
- 24.06. Eric Dare
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Stayed At: Mrs P Fern Harbour View
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs P Fern Harbour View
- 24.06. Kenneth Halladay
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Stayed At: Mrs Seabrook Lundy View
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Seabrook Lundy View
- 24.06. Denis Maynard
- Stayed At: Mrs Olde Belmont Returned To: Vauxhall
- 24.06. Leonard Phillips
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Stayed At: Mrs Seabrook Lundy View
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Seabrook Lundy View
- 24.06. Raymond Pittham
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Stayed At: Mrs Knight Hill Rise
Returned To: Brixton 03.08.1940
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Stayed At: Mrs Knight Hill Rise
- 24.06. Derek Pummery
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Stayed At: Mrs Sharrock N C Stores
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Sharrock N C Stores
- 24.06. Cecil Trudgill
- Stayed At: Mrs Honey High St Returned To: Clapham SW 8
- 02.06. Kathleen Patterson
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Stayed At: Mrs Hicks Hillside
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Hicks Hillside
- 02.09. Rose Williams
- Stayed At: Mrs Hicks Hillside Returned To: London
- 09.09. Mary Belinda Francis
- Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Lynwood Returned To: Buckingham
- 09.09. William Edward Francis
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Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Lynwood
Returned To: Buckingham
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Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Lynwood
- 16.09. Eileen Jenkin
- Stayed At: Mrs Callaway Dunn St Returned To: London
- 18.09. Roy Williams Woods
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Stayed At: Mrs Metherill Sunnyside
Returned To: Beckenham Kent
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Stayed At: Mrs Metherill Sunnyside
- 18.09. Derek Leslie woods
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Stayed At: Mrs metherill Sunnyside
Returned To: Beckenham Kent
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Stayed At: Mrs metherill Sunnyside
- 23.09. Francis Gladys Tyler
- Stayed At: Billings Trevalga Returned To: Colchester
- 23.09. Robert Fred Tyler
- Stayed At: Billings Trevalga Returned To: Colchester
- 23.09. Kathleen Irene Tyler
- Stayed At: Billings Trevalga Returned To: Colchester
- 23.09. James Edward Tyler
- Stayed At: Billings Trevalga Returned To: Colchester
- 30.09. Mary Joyce Taylor
- Stayed At: Mrs Tippett Tresuck Returned To: Private School
- 30.09. Arthur John Taylor
- Stayed At: Mrs Tippett Tresuck Returned To: Private School
- 30.09. John Anthony Mitchell
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Private School
- 30.09. Jean Barbara Mitchell
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Private School
- 30.09. Keith Thorn
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Stayed At: Mrs Thorne 4 Marine Terrace
Returned To: Private School
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Stayed At: Mrs Thorne 4 Marine Terrace
- 01.10. Barbara Hagley
- Stayed At: Mrs Hagley High St Returned To: Vauxhall
- 01.10. William Edward Apted
- Stayed At: Mrs Apted Barn Park Returned To: Harlesden
- 01.10. Kathleen Mary Newitt
- Stayed At: Mrs Dyer Corenton Returned To: Northingwood
- 01.10. Barbara Howitt
- Stayed At: Mrs Howitt Lundy View Returned To: Wallington Surrey
- 07.10. Marcus james
- Stayed At: Mrs Masson Glen View Returned To: Lambeth
- 14.10. Hugh Wilcomb
- Stayed At: Mrs Boney Tredole Returned To: Surrey
- 14.10. Evelyn Joan Rodgers
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
- 14.10. Sylvia Doreen Rodgers
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
- 14.10. Patricia Dean
- Stayed At: Mrs Kinsman Dunfarley Returned To: Walthamstow
- 14.10. Arthur Bryan Dean
- Stayed At: Mrs Kinsman Dunfarley Returned To: Walthamstow
- 16.10. Robert Martin
- Stayed At: Mrs Scott High St Returned To: St Pancreas NW1
- 21.10. Patricia Winstanley
- Stayed At: Mrs Elford Tregaina Returned To: Bristol
- 21.10. Patricia Mary Godfrey
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
Returned To: London SW8
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
- 21.10. Jean Archer
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
Returned To: London SW8
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
- 21.10. Sheila Godfery
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
Returned To: London SW8
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers High St
- 18.11. Ronald Skilton
- Stayed At: Mrs Beard Trevalga Returned To: Dorking
- 18.11. Betty Rose Sperring
- Stayed At: Mrs Woodliffe Trevalga Returned To: Stockwell London
- 09.12. Reginald Saunders
- Stayed At: Mrs Grylls Trethevy Returned To: Redhill Surrey
- 09.12. Brian Nicholas Valentine
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Stayed At: Mrs Hilton
Returned To: London W13
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Stayed At: Mrs Hilton
Admmission Date & Name:
Year 1941
- 06.01. Mary Gillian Apted
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Stayed At: Tregenna
Returned To: London NW10
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Stayed At: Tregenna
- 14.01. Patrick Redlinger
- Stayed At: Tower House Returned To: Surrey
- 14.01. Jean davis
- Stayed At: Tower House Returned To: Barnes London
- 20.01. Patricia Govier
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Stayed At: Corentin
Returned To: Chingford
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Stayed At: Corentin
- 20.01. Valerie Wade
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Stayed At: Mr J Olde Clifton House
Returned To: Whitley Bay
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Stayed At: Mr J Olde Clifton House
- 21.01. John Richard Etor
- Stayed At: Mrs Allen Cambeak Returned To: All Hallows Chagford
- 21.01. Rose Higgs
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Stayed At: Mrs Cann
Returned To: Whitley Bay
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Stayed At: Mrs Cann
- 21.01. Eileen Higgs
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Stayed At: Mrs Cann
Returned To: Whitley Bay
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Stayed At: Mrs Cann
- 27.01. Margaret Facey
- Stayed At: Mrs Facey Dunn St Returned To: Torquay
- 28.01. Brian Eric Saunders
- Stayed At: Mrs Grylls Trethevy Returned To: Redhill Surrey
- 10.02. Brenda Elizabeth Broadley
- Stayed At: St Christophers High St Returned To: Not Known
- 10.02. Richard Broadley
- Stayed At: St Christophers High St Returned To: Not Known
- 17.02. Valerie Ann Glen
- Stayed At: Bridge House Dunn St Returned To: Streatam
- 01.04. Margaret Fisher
- Stayed At: Bridge House Dunn St Returned To: Streatam
- 21.04. John Patrick Newell
- Stayed At: 3 Valency Road Returned To: Fulham
- 21.04. Ian Burnard Webber
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Stayed At: Penrowan
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Penrowan
- 21.04. Peter Charles Ellard
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Stayed At: Brooklet
Returned To: Battersea SW8
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Stayed At: Brooklet
- 02.05. James Turner
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Stayed At: Mrs Luxton
Returned To: Not Known
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Stayed At: Mrs Luxton
- 05.05. Patricia Dymond
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Stayed At: Pickard Hill Dene
Returned To: Domestic Service
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Stayed At: Pickard Hill Dene
- 05.05. Barbara Callaghan
- Stayed At: Mrs Callaghan Hill Dene Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Stanley Hodge
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Stayed At: Mrs Burnard Valency House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Burnard Valency House
- 07.05. Marjorie Pothecary
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Stayed At: Mrs Burnard Valency House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Burnard Valency House
- 07.05. Valerie Pothecary
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Kerswell St Christophers
- 07.05. Henry Pothecary
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Stayed At: Mrs Weston The Rectory
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Weston The Rectory
- 07.05. Roger Jennings
- Stayed At: Mrs Mugford Dunn St Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Herbert Harrison
- Stayed At: Mrs W Pridham Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Denise Brice
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
- 07.05. Raymond Bowden
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
- 07.05. Leslie Bowden
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Stayed At: Mrs Cowling
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Cowling
- 07.05. Stuart Cann
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Stayed At: Mrs Pickard Harbour Terrace
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Pickard Harbour Terrace
- 07.05. William Phipps
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Stayed At: Mrs Pickard Harbour Terrace
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Pickard Harbour Terrace
- 07.05. Albert Phipps
- Stayed At: Mrs Hiscock Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Desmond Parkin
- Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Beryl Tremain
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Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Castle View
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Castle View
- 07.05. Barbara Cotton
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Stayed At: Mrs Sandercock Dunn St
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Sandercock Dunn St
- 07.05. Elizabeth Harrison
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Jean Hodge
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Stayed At: Mrs Hiscock Penelly Terrace
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Hiscock Penelly Terrace
- 07.05. Gordon Stevens
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House
- 07.05. Ronald Tremain
- Stayed At: Mrs Ferrett Dunn St Returned To: Plymouth
- 07.05. Stanley Tucker
- Stayed At: Mrs F Ferrett Cambeak Returned To: Plymouth
- 13.05. Shelia Croston
- Stayed At: Tredorne Returned To: Plymouth
- 26.05. Jean Gillard
- Stayed At: Mrs R Ferrett Penarth Returned To: Plymouth
- 04.06. Brian Briggs
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Stayed At: Mrs Gay Orchard House
Returned To: Plymouth
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Stayed At: Mrs Gay Orchard House
- 01.09. Rita Snelgrove
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Stayed At: Mrs Snelgrove St Christophers
Returned To: Lambert
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Stayed At: Mrs Snelgrove St Christophers
- 01.09. Richard Snelgrove
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Stayed At: Mrs Snelgrove St Christophers
Returned To: Lambert
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Stayed At: Mrs Snelgrove St Christophers
- 01.09. Malcolm Glenny
- Stayed At: Seaview Boscastle Returned To: Portsmouth
- 11.11. John Brenton
- Stayed At: Mrs Honey High St Returned To: Plymouth
- 21.11. Robert Twynan
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Stayed At: Mrs Twynan Well Town
Returned To: Houndslow
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Stayed At: Mrs Twynan Well Town
- 08.12. Audrey Brooker
- Stayed At: St Christopers Returned To: Essex
Year 1942
- 12.01. Brenda Hoskin
- Stayed At: Mrs Hilton Fore St Returned To: Trewardreath
- 02.02. John Bowden
- Stayed At: Mrs Scott Manor House Returned To: Plymouth
- 13.04. Elizabeth Hillier
- Stayed At: Mrs Hocking High St Returned To: Brxton
- 13.04. Kenneth Harrison
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann Guelder House Returned To: Brixton
- 13.04. Ann Harrison
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann Guelder House Returned To: Brixton
- 13.04. Janet Hunt
- Stayed At: Mrs Simmons Court Farm Trevalga Returned To: Wandsworth
- 04.05. Daniel Blatt
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Stayed At: Mrs Cornell 2 Willapark View
Returned To: London
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Stayed At: Mrs Cornell 2 Willapark View
- 11.05. Lewin Ruddle
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Stayed At: Mrs Dymond 3 Valency View
Returned To: Exeter
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Stayed At: Mrs Dymond 3 Valency View
- 18.05. William Elliot
- Stayed At: Mrs Elliot High St Returned To: London
- 18.05. Constance Elliot
- Stayed At: Mrs Elliot High St Returned To: London
- 18.05. Henry Elliot
- Stayed At: Mrs Elliot High St Returned To: London
- 27.07. Leslie Hollands
- Stayed At: Mrs Honey 5 Penally Returned To: H Hants (Sent Home)
- 27.07. Beryl Hollands
- Stayed At: Mrs Honey 5 Penally Returned To: Hants (Sent Home)
- 27.07. Barbara Hollands
- Stayed At: Mrs Honey 5 Penally Returned To: Hants
- 07.09. Ann Harrison
- Stayed At: Mrs Burnett Fore St Returned To: Not Known
- 08.09. Kenneth Eastop
- Stayed At: Mrs Cowling Fore St Returned To: Brixton
- 10.09. Robert Frost
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Stockwell London
- 10.09. Shirley Frost
- Stayed At: Mrs Beasley Fairfield Returned To: Chiswick
- 12.10. Irene Clark
- Stayed At: Tredorne Returned To: Not Known
- 19.10. Margaret Scott
- Stayed At: Trgylls Tower Hill Returned To: Not Known
Admmission Date & Name:
Year 1944
- 13.03. Michael Owers
- Stayed At: Tubbs Ground Returned To: Brixton
- 08.05. Colin Whymark
- Stayed At: Bridge House Returned To: Portsmouth
- 05.06. Ann Carol Harboy
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Stayed At: Home Farm
Returned To: Leatherhead
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Stayed At: Home Farm
- 05.06. Mary Gutteridge
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Stayed At: Home Farm
Returned To: Leatherhead
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Stayed At: Home Farm
- 03.07. Jennifer Herring
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Stayed At: Tregenna
Returned To: Wallington
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Stayed At: Tregenna
- 03.07. Michael Herring
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Stayed At: Tregenna
Returned To: Wallington
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Stayed At: Tregenna
- 17.07. Clifford Johnson
- Stayed At: Mr J Olds Merwells Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Ronald Ryan
- Stayed At: Mr J Olds Merwells Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Ernest Gorard
- Stayed At: Mrs knight High St Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. John Pettley
- Stayed At: William Perry Halfacres Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Godfrey Vaughan
- Stayed At: Mrs Streatfield Osford Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Peter Goddard
- Stayed At: Mrs Streatfield Osford Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Cynthia readwell
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Stayed At: Miss Tregonning Milletts meadow
Returned To: Surrey
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Stayed At: Miss Tregonning Milletts meadow
- 17.07. Brian Treadwell
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Stayed At: Miss Tregonning Milletts meadow
Returned To: Surrey
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Stayed At: Miss Tregonning Milletts meadow
- 17.07. Muriel Chappell
- Stayed At: Mrs Lobb Lewarne Returned To: Foster Camelford
- 17.07. Eileen Skilton
- Stayed At: Mrs Lobb Lewarne Returned To: Foster Camelford
- 17.07. Sheila Couran
- Stayed At: Miss Lewis Valency Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Barbara Bennett
- Stayed At: Miss Lewis Valency Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Joyce Ambler
- Stayed At: Mrs Dyer Corentin Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Shirley Haywood
- Stayed At: Mrs Dyer Corentin Returned To: Not Known
- 17.07. Sylvia Miller
- Stayed At: Mrs Bones St Lucia Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Betty Maxwell
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Stayed At: Mra P Nicholls 2 Cambeak
Returned To: Surrey
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Stayed At: Mra P Nicholls 2 Cambeak
- 17.07. Doris Wood
- Stayed At: Mr Uniacke Vine Cottage Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Edward Wood
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann Dunn St Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Vera Wood
- Stayed At: Mrs Cann Dunn St Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. June Scottcher
- Stayed At: Mrs Jose High St Returned To: Epsom
- 17.07. Betty Easton
- Stayed At: Mrs Pearn arbour View Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Peter Ashby
- Stayed At: Mrs White Sunnyside Returned To: Surrey
- 17.07. Gerald Birt
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Stayed At: Mr J Pickard 4 Harbour Terrace
Returned To: urrey
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Stayed At: Mr J Pickard 4 Harbour Terrace
- 17.07. Ralph Lee
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Stayed At: Mrs F Pridham Home Farm Cottage
Returned To: Not Known
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Stayed At: Mrs F Pridham Home Farm Cottage
- 02.09. Penelope Lee
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Stayed At: Mrs Godley St Christophers cottage
Returned To: Ackworth
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Stayed At: Mrs Godley St Christophers cottage
- 02.09. Susan Lee
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Stayed At: Mrs Godley St Christophers cottage
Returned To: Ackworth
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Stayed At: Mrs Godley St Christophers cottage
- 04.09. Mary Brown
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Stayed At: Lucy Brown Valency House
Returned To: Kent
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Stayed At: Lucy Brown Valency House
- 04.09. Sylvia Rogers
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Stayed At: Father 4 Pengelly Terrace
Returned To: Vauxhall
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Stayed At: Father 4 Pengelly Terrace
- 06.09. Violet Lector
- Stayed At: Garden Farm Returned To: Surrey
- 06.09. Roy Stickles
- Stayed At: Mrs Mascall High St Returned To: Essex
- 11.09. Albert Judd
- Stayed At: Hillcroft Cottage Returned To: Wimbledon
- 11.09. Jean Triggs
- Stayed At: Hillcroft Cottage Returned To: Surrey
- 18.09. John faulker
- Stayed At: 5 Marine Terrace Returned To: Kent
- 25.09. Ian Chattin
- Stayed At: Habour Boscastle Returned To: Essex
- 25.09. Gordon White
- Stayed At: Harbour Boscastle Returned To: Essex
- 25.09. Patricia Hunt
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Stayed At: Zelma Camps Sea View Boscastle
Returned To: NW7
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Stayed At: Zelma Camps Sea View Boscastle
- 29.11. Jannette Knowles
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Stayed At: Dunn St
Returned To: Daniel Rd Truro
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Stayed At: Dunn St
- 29.11. Patrick Moore
- Stayed At: Vine Cottage Returned To: Private School
Year 1945
- 09.04. Priscilla Marshall
- Stayed At: Tredorne Cottage Returned To: Epsom
- 22.05. Derek Holt
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Stayed At: Mrs Boyce Elm Cottage
Returned To: Callington Junction
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Stayed At: Mrs Boyce Elm Cottage
- 10.09. Jean Bird
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Stayed At: The Nest
Returned To: Callington Junction
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Stayed At: The Nest
- 10.09. Michael Mascall
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Stayed At: High St
Returned To: Callington Junction
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Stayed At: High St
- 11.09. Susan Anderson
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Stayed At: tregrylls
Returned To: Callington Junction
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Stayed At: tregrylls
- 06.11. Gillian Cox
- Stayed At: 5 Willapark View Returned To: Not Known