The logistics of moving such a large number of people in such a short time meant that most people didn’t know where they were going to end up and simply had to pack a single suitcase and go. Children were labelled, like their luggage, and shipped off.

It is the single largest mass movement of people in Britain’s history and required an army of chaperones. Over 100,000 teachers went with the children to try to ensure that a semblance of order was maintained in the chaos of movement.

It was undoubtedly a scary experience for both children themselves their parents, who didn't know where their children were being sent. As it turns out the predictions of devastation and mass casualties in the cities was grossly over-exaggerated and probably only served to cause even more panic.