KEY SOURCES

ARCHIVE The National Archives discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk TNA, in Kew, has many records from CORB, although they have not been digitised. DO131 includes case files relating to children and their escorts, and a register of child applicants.

BOOKS

The Absurd and the Brave by Michael Fethney (The Book Guild, 2000) This history of the work of CORB is written by a former seavacuee to Australia.

Children of the Empire by Gillian Wagner (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982) Wagner tells the story of British children sent overseas, including during the war.

New Lives for Old by Roger Kershaw and Janet Sacks (The National Archives, 2008) This account of Britain’s child migrants includes a chapter on CORB.

WEBSITES Alan and Graham in the War

bit.ly/histclo-evac A former seavacuee to Massachusetts shares his memories.

British Evacuees Organisation

evacuees.org.uk The BEO publishes a newsletter that helps reunite former evacuees.

City of Benares: the Children’s Ship

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ maritime/collections/city-of-benares This excellent resource includes audio interviews with survivors of the tragedy.

Findmypast

findmypast.co.uk The site has passenger lists of 30 million people who sailed from ports in the UK to destinations outside Europe up to 1960.

SS Nerissa

ssnerissa.com/?q=evacuation A former child seavacuee recalls the voyage to Canada.

The Wartime Memories Project

bit.ly/wartime-memories Evacuees, including children sent abroad, share their memories.

WW2 People’s War

bit.ly/war-children This BBC site collecting memories of the war has a ‘Childhood and Evacuation’ category with more than 14,000 entries.