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- Were you an evacuee during the Second World War?
- Were you a foster-parent, teacher, billeting officer or helper involved in the evacuation of British children during the Second World War?
- Are you interested in the story of the evacuations?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then you should know about the Evacuees Reunion Association.
The ERA aims to provide links, support and counselling for former evacuees, it also aims to educate the public about the evacuation and to commemorate the exodus of the three-and-half-million children from areas at risk of enemy bombing during the Second World War.
The Evacuees Reunion Association was formed in 1996 in response to requests from former evacuees and others interested in the subject. It was launched at the Imperial War Museum during March of that year.
The need for such an Association became very evident during the celebrations held to mark the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Second War World, when a few former evacuees represented the millions of others on the Great Veterans and Tribute & Promise Parade held in London. Wearing a luggage label in their lapels – the evocative emblem of the evacuees – they were cheered by the thousands of spectators lining The Mall.
From that Parade the Evacuees Reunion Association was born. It now has many members from all parts of Great Britian, Australia, Canada, New Zealand South Africa, The United States and many other Countries. It has helped people to contact their wartime friends and to exchange memories with others, who from personal experience, have an understanding of the long term effects of the evacuation.