Evacuation from my Grandma's perspective
My Grandma was evacuated from London during the war and was billeted to Oxford. She was aged ten and very lucky because she was next to a dairy farm. Food was rationed and the rations were very, very small . You were only allowed a tiny square of cheese a week and two rashers of bacon a week and one egg. Most people grew their own vegetables in their gardens .My Grandma was very lucky though because she was able to get cream which was very valuable. Grandma explained that you couldn't get chocolate, but once a week you would get a square of chocolate, this was called National Chocolate .
Clothes were also rationed. You had 49 tokens to spend on clothes a year. Petrol was rationed as well, so people didn't use their cars, they took the wheels off and propped the cars up on bricks. When there was an air raid at night children didn't have to go to school until lunch time the next day.
Rationing was still happening after the war. My grandfather had been in the Navy. In the Navy, Air force and Army, people had more food so one day after the war my grandfather came home and ate all their week's rations for breakfast!
Clothes were also rationed. You had 49 tokens to spend on clothes a year. Petrol was rationed as well, so people didn't use their cars, they took the wheels off and propped the cars up on bricks. When there was an air raid at night children didn't have to go to school until lunch time the next day.
Rationing was still happening after the war. My grandfather had been in the Navy. In the Navy, Air force and Army, people had more food so one day after the war my grandfather came home and ate all their week's rations for breakfast!