Evacuation Johns Story 2008

EVACUATION John’s Story Draper’s Mill today. The school was named after the windmill and is next to the school.

When the Second world war started John was a pupil at Drapers Mills School, Margate, Kent. ,[object Object]

Margate is across the English Channel from France. When the second world war started there was concern that the area could be at risk of invasion by the Germans. ,[object Object]

John lived in Upper Dane Road at the top of the picture. ,[object Object]

There was an air-raid shelter at the school. Children would have regular practices and would also rehearse how to use their gas masks. ,[object Object]

He was evacuated on Sunday 2 nd June 1940, with other children from Drapers Mills. ,[object Object]

He was evacuated to Home Farm, Elford, Staffordshire. ,[object Object]

Here is John (on the right) pictured with one of his evacuee friends, Don Newton. ,[object Object]

Draper’s Mills pupils worked in the Elford Village School building in the classroom next to the local children. ,[object Object]

Home Farm was a short walk from the centre of the village. ,[object Object]

He stayed at Home Farm until he moved to Chatham House Grammar School in Stafford, during September 1941. He lived with Auntie Peggy and Uncle Ron. ,[object Object]

At Easter 1944 John visited his parents who were living in Richmond, North Yorkshire. They decided he should stay with them and not return to Stafford. ,[object Object]

He was thrilled to live with his parents again after such a long time apart. ,[object Object]

John celebrated VE day (Victory in Europe day) May 1945 with his family in Richmond. ,[object Object]

John returned to Margate with his parents in October 1946. Their house in Upper Road had not been lived in for all this time but luckily had not been damaged in any way. ,[object Object]

John has remained living in Thanet ever since. He was Chair of Governor’s at Salmestone Primary School in Margate for many years. He retired from Thanet District Council as Chief Legal Officer in 1982 and still lives in Broadstairs. ,[object Object]

John and Sheila at their wedding on 27 th December, 1954. ,[object Object]

John and Sheila celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They have three children and five grandchildren. ,[object Object]

Places in John’s Story Richmond Elford Margate

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Resources online: Draper’s Mills Primary School website Elford website Air raid practice – Knoll School Hove : video

Acknowledgements Special thanks to: Mr John Viner (Headteacher at Drapers Mills) for information about the History of the School and pictures from the School website.

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