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WORLD WAR 2

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WW2 EVACUEES   1
WW2 EVACUEES 1
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 30848
Barbara Vivian and Barney Cohen who travelled from London on the evacuation train are welcomed to Wigan by Mrs Smith

Comment by: barbara barham on 24th February 2022 at 14:38

My sister and I were evacuees to wigan I was there for my 8th birthday so it would have been 1944 , I think we would have arrived there around the end of june beginning of July. I have since tried to find the place but it has been torn down in favour of an industrial site, does anyone know where I can buy/access a street map of Wigan in the forties ?, I feel I could find the place from a detailed map,and then to the 1939 census!!!!!!. also are there any lists ????

Comment by: Debi Shaw on 7th December 2022 at 11:06

Hi Barbara, you could try The Museum of Wigan Life for maps from WW2

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