For some of us it was just a great adventure - something we had to do because all the grownups said we had to do it. We weren't all frightened or fearful -- in fact for many of us it was a bit of a holiday. But for some it was a traumatic and horrible experience, especially when being lined up in a strange school hall and 'chosen' like you were a piece of second-hand baggage.

We'll tell some stories here below and you can judge for yourselves, and in some cases you can even write to the evacuee concerned and ask them to tell you more.