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I have already submitted an account reference the 麻豆官网首页入口 Timewatch programme reference the sinking of the "City of Benares" I wish to elaborate on this experience and submit for the WW2 record of myself with a little extra detail. I was most interested in the Timewatch 麻豆官网首页入口2 programme. I was sent on the evacuation programme by the same route to the USA through the American committee for the evacuation of European children. The main group came by train from London to Liverpool. Living in S.Yorks I came with my family on Sept 16th,1940 from Penistone to Liverpool. I know that date as my Father bought a return ticket for myself in case things did not workout in Liverpool.(I still have that ticket!)We went to a holding centre in Liverpool for two days. One night was spent in the air raid shelter; during the bombing the house across the road received a direct hit. After joining the ship (I dont remember its name but believe it was Cunard White Star.) we spent one night in the river when Liverpool was bombed again and sailed the next day which must have been September 19th,1940 which means if the sinking of the "City of Benares" was known by that date the evacuation of children was not immediately halted. We were not informed about the sinking until our safe arrival in Halifax,Canada. We alao had naval escort for 3/4 days. A Sunderland flying boat flew low alongside the ship and the crew waved goodbye. We were then on our own also informed that we were in a safe area. We did however, have one U boat warning. We mustered at the boat stations and later had a good laugh when informed it was only a whale! This was I gathered later the usual explanation made to children on evacuation ships. From Halifax we went by train to New York and later to various homes in USA. My experience as an evacuee in the USA, like most of my life, was very much up and down. When the course of the war had changed for the better I returned by ship to England in 1943. I later trained as a Radio Officer and still remained at sea after the war as prospects of further education or employment immediately after the war were grim. After leaving the sea I completed my education as an electronic Engineer. My first trips by sea across the N. Atlantic in wartime were a memorable and lasting experience which resulted in my serving in the Merchant Navy for 6 years as an R/O. Though the sea did not become my permanent career. I still much prefer to travel by cargo ship rather than by plane. These early experiences initiated my lifelong desire to travel and culminated in my successfully completing one of the great solo motor cycle journeys around the world on a British Triumph motor cycle 1966 - 1979 visiting 48 countries. During the course of this journey I would often use my past Merchant Navy experience to work my passage on Merchant ships from continent to continent or island to island. However, there is always the feeling of guilt that I did survive that passage in September 1940 so close to the time and route of the "City of Benares" and my viewing of the programme concerning the fate of those unfortunate children on the "City of Benares" was a very emotive experience. One point not mentioned the excellent Timewatch programme was the persuasion exercised by the Government of that critical time on parents to consider evacuation overseas of their children. From the Governments point of view each child at home could not be of much help in the war effort yet at a time when great efforts were being made to obtain sympathy in the USA for joining the war on our side. The arrival in the USA of British evacuees could have great publicity value.