Included in this selection you will see hundreds of child evacuees queuing up for the buses to take them out of the area. There are evacuees at Petersfield Railway Station, mothers and their children at an air raid shelter at Commercial Road, Mile End, near Portsmouth and Southsea Railway Station and more at Hambledon. Children can also be seen wearing their gas masks while playing in the playground.
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Nearly two million children were evacuated from their homes at the start of World War Two.
The children had to endure rationing, gas mask lessons and living with strangers in different towns and cities.
See our gallery below.
1. Portsmouth children affected by war
Portsmouth policeman with evacuees. The News PP292 Photo: The News archive
2. Portsmouth children affected by war
Mothers with their children at a shelter in Commercial Road, Mile End. Picture: The News Portsmouth Photo: The News archive
3. Portsmouth children affected by war
Portsmouth evacuees June 1940. The News Portsmouth. The News PP288 Photo: The News archive
4. Hambledon children affected by war
Evacuees at Hambledon. The News PP304 Photo: The News archive