10,000 unaccompanied mainly Jewish children fled from Nazi persecution in 1938 and 1939. This was organised mainly by World Jewish Relief, but many Quakers helped the children at stations on the journey and the Christadelphians assisted to relocate children by founding a hostel. The children were placed in British foster homes, hostels, and farms. At the end of the war most discovered that their families had been killed.
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Kindertransport
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Kindertransport - Kent
{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dÃtÄ› {Czech for “for the chil...
Kindertransport - Meisler
Such a sad and touching subject, these children can't fail but bring to mind ...
Other Subjects
Children's Society
Founded by Edward Rudolf as the Church of England Central Society for Providing Homes for Waifs and Strays. In 1946 the name was changed to the Church of England Children's Society.  The first hom...
1 memorial
P. L. Travers
Author. Born Helen Lyndon Goff in Maryborough, Queensland. She emigrated to England at the age of 25 and adopted the name Pamela Lyndon Travers whilst writing the Mary Poppins novels for which she ...
1 memorial
Eton Mission Rowing Club
From Hear the Boat Sing: "EMRC has a fascinating history and was started in the East London docklands in the late 19th century by a group of old Etonians, who saw it as their mission to help boys i...
1 memorial
Leah Mary Felgate
Leah Mary Felgate was born on 20 April 1937 the younger child of Henry Felgate (1910-1980) and Alice Rachel Felgate née Cross (1912-1998). Her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1937 in the...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
William Beckham
William Beckham is the boy lying on his side on the left at the front in the photograph of the scout troop. He was one of the ten children of William John Beckham (1870-1917) and Harriett Beckham...
2 memorials
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