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Looking back : wartime British children come to Nova Scotia / H. Millard Wright.

by Wright, H. Millard.

The author, [2012].

World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Nova Scotia.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.

145 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.

"Between July and September, 1940, Britain evacuated 2,664 children so that they might escape the horrors of war and a threat of invasion by German forces. Bombing had already begun and English cities were feeling the stress of nightly raids. Canada took a total of 1,532 of the evacuated children, Nova Scotia 149 of these. They all have vivid memories of crossing the Atlantic, witnessing ships being torpedoed and some being sunk. There is also the excitement of landing in Halifax and their first impressions of Nova Scotia. All came through the Port of Halifax and Pier 21. They were selected by families from Yarmouth to Sydney. Most of them stayed for five years but after returning to England, some came back to Nova Scotia, to be with their host families, to further their education or to pursue a career. I have interviewed many of these men and women, who are now of course in their 80s. Almost all of the young evacuees had good experiences here, but several were abused verbally or physically. Their stories are varied but interesting"--Rear cover.

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