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Child refugees from the Spanish Civil War

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

In 1937, Britain took in 4000 Basque children at the height of fighting in northern Spain

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. The programme was first broadcast in 2011.

PHOTO: The Basque children arriving at Southampton in 1937 (Hutton Archive/Getty Images)

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