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When cities began to be bombed by enemy planes the government thought it would be safer if children were
'evacuated' to the country. The children who went were 'evacuees' and their letters tell us a lot about what life was like for them.
Picture of Vera

These are extracts from letters sent by her mum to a girl called Delia, who was evacuated from London to the
country. Her mum sometimes talks about Delia's brother, Clifford.

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