Jean Dowd

Jean moved up to Kidsgrove from South East London with her family when her father moved with work. Although not an official 'evacuee', she received the same sort of attention at school for speaking funny...

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Jean Wilks

Jean Wilks was evacuated to Leek where she stayed with the Keaseys and helped in their sweet shop on Stockwell Street.

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Dorothy Chadwick

Dorothy was part of a large family living in Bucknall when the evacuees arrived. They became great friends and kept in touch after they had returned to London.

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