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The first British children evacuees arrive in Australia
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The first British children evacuees arrive in Australia
The first British children evacuees arrive in Australia.
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The Childrens Overseas Reception Board (CORB) was a British government sponsored organisation. The CORB evacuated 2, 664 British children from England, so that they would escape the imminent threat of German invasion and the risk of enemy bombing in World War II. This was during a critical period in British history, between July and September 1940, when the Battle of Britain was raging, and German invasion forces were being amassed across the English Channel.
The children were sent mainly to the four Dominion countries, Canada 1, 532 (in nine parties), Australia 577 (three parties), New Zealand 202 (two parties), and South Africa 353 (two parties), but also some to the USA. In the first few months over 211, 000 children were registered with the scheme. A further 24, 000 children had been approved for sailing in that time and over 1, 000 volunteer escorts, including doctors and nurses, enrolled. It was planned as a temporary exile for the children, to return home to their families when conditions permitted.
Picture taken circa 16th December 1940
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