Mousehole evacuees return 70 years after arriving
Evacuees who were sent from London's East End to Mousehole in Cornwall have returned 70 years after first arriving.
Hundreds of children were evacuated from large cities to the safety of the English countryside in 1940 at the start of World War II.
One hundred Jewish children from the Jews' Free School (JFS) in the East End were sent to Mousehole.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary former evacuees made the train journey from London Paddington to Penzance....
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Hundreds of children were evacuated from large cities to the safety of the English countryside in 1940 at the start of World War II.
One hundred Jewish children from the Jews' Free School (JFS) in the East End were sent to Mousehole.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary former evacuees made the train journey from London Paddington to Penzance....