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Child evacuees from the Spanish Civil War

26/08/2011 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Child evacuees from the Spanish Civil War

How thousands of Basque children were evacuated to Britain during the Spanish Civil War.

At the height of the Spanish Civil War, thousands of Basque children were evacuated to safety in Britain.

In 1937, Herminio Martinez was sent away by his parents at the age of seven. It was 23 years before he saw them again.

Herminio Martinez talks to Witness about his memories of the evacuation and the reunion with his family.

PHOTO: Hutton Archive/Getty Images

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