Dutch Children Arrive

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/15
Date Released
19 Feb 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Dnieper Dam Restored
  2. 2Dutch Children Arrive
  3. 3West Front War Report

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Dutch children arrive for three months stay in England. They are among the first batch of refugee children to arrive here for convalescence. They firstly undergo a medical check-up and de-lousing before boarding train en route for England. They wave Dutch flags and sing "It’s a long way to Tipperary" in Dutch and are seen on board boat. On arrival they disembark and then go on to Coventry where two of them are cared for by a woman who baths them and puts them to bed.
Keywords
Displaced persons
Locations
Netherlands
Length of story (in feet)
249
Story extras:
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