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Children's Overseas Reception Board

Catalogue reference: DO 131

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DO 131

This series contains records of the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) relating to the evacuation of children overseas during the Second World War. As well as general administrative and establishment files and minutes of meetings of the...

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DO 131

Title
Children's Overseas Reception Board
Date

1940-1959

Description

This series contains records of the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) relating to the evacuation of children overseas during the Second World War. As well as general administrative and establishment files and minutes of meetings of the advisory panels, the series includes a small selection of case files of children sent overseas and their escorts, registers of child applicants, unregistered lists of children considered by the CORB and a history of CORB.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

113 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Children
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6140/

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