“It was an unforgettable day of joy, while Remembrance Sunday is a day of reflection.”
War Two, around three million British children were evacuated, of which around 2600 were sent abroad. Dan was one of them, making it safely to Canada in August 1940.
“My elder daughter, Eleanor, accompanied me. She was worried her old Dad would get lost if he was on his own. She was correct.“By chance, Eleanor and I were caught on camera. My other daughter, Doreen, spotted us and took a couple of photos. This was the final Remembrance Day Parade that the BEA will participate in. Owing to the substantial decrease in its membership, the BEA will cease to exist in June next year.
“I had travelled aboard the Clyde-built Canadian liner, the SS Duchess of York, to Canada. She was attacked by German aircraft on July 11. 1943, and 27 people were killed.”He explains: “When King Charles was standing at the Cenotaph preparing to put down his wreath of poppies, I could see that today’s servicemen and women were in columns behind him. The veterans, including the evacuees, were formed up, ready to march on the other side of the Cenotaph.
Dan smiles: “When we were marching past Prince Edward, he was beaming at us. He must have been thinking, ‘this lot must have been children when my mother was a child’. I returned his big smile.”
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