WW2 evacuees: everything you wanted to know

Joshua Levine answers your questions on evacuation in the Second World War

Published: August 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Save

Imagine being torn from your home and sent to live with strangers... well that was exactly what happened for many in the Second World War. To escape the threat of bombing in British cities, thousands of people were transported to the countryside – and they weren't just children. In this everything you wanted to know episode, historian Joshua Levine joins Lauren Good to revisit the experiences of evacuees – including his own father.

Ad

Authors

Lauren GoodSenior content producer

Lauren Good is a senior content producer at HistoryExtra

Ad

Ad

Loading...

Ad

Loading...