North Queensferry School – WWII

November 1939 Evacuation Continues

 
Registration for the government evacuation scheme was completed by October 26th 1939

THE SCOTSMAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939

EVACUATION OF NORTH QUEENSFERRY CHILDREN

Registration Arrangements Now Completed

The registration of North Queensferry school children for the purposes of evacuation has now been completed following the decision pf the Government to evacuate to safe areas the school children, expectant mothers, and adult blind persons of Inverkeithing, North Queensferry and South Queensferry.  There is in North Queensferry a school population of about 90.

Following the air raid on Monday, October 16, many of the parents caused their children to be removed to safe areas.  These parents do not, therefore, come under the Government’s second scheme of evacuation.

Between those for whom provision has been made on a voluntary basis, and those for whom registration had taken place this week, provision has been made for the whole school population being billeted in reception areas at the beginning of next week.

The children are not to be accompanied by their mothers.

The first round of evacuation from North Queensferry was on 30th October 1939

35 children were given a medical examination and travelled to Saline and Steelend.

On 31st October a second round of evacuation was organized and 10 more children left for Saline on 6th November.

These were followed by the evacuation of women and pre-school children on 21st November 1939.