Paddington Station, c1940

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A group of nurses wave off a train load of evacuees during World War 2. The mass evacuation of children from cities and towns, known as Operation Pied Piper, began in 1939. Thousands of children were sent from London to safer locations in the countryside. The majority had returned by 1944
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Media ID 15134198
Date: 26th January 2018
Image Size: 2362 x 1598 Pixels
Filesize is 0.61MB
Associated Categories: Paddington Station
Associated Categories: Passengers
Associated Categories: Second World War
Keywords: evacuation, evacuees, london, nurses, operation pied piper, paddington, station, war, world war 2, ww2