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Sep 15, 2014 · The UK was home to 250,000 Belgian refugees during World War One, the largest single influx in the country's history. So why did they vanish with little trace?
In fact, the Belgian government continued in exile. In 1940 one of the most pressing concerns facing the Belgian government in exile in London was the situation of Belgian refugees in the United Kingdom. By 1940, at least 15,000 Belgian civilians had arrived in the United Kingdom.
The project explores the stories of Belgian refugees in the UK during the First World War and includes an online database where people can learn more. In this video, some of the team involved explain what they’ve discovered.
Dec 14, 2018 · Are you interested in the history of Belgian refugees in the UK during the First World War? Have you been involved in researching them in your local area? Do you have family stories, or want to share your findings with other researchers and find out more about how you can do this?
4 days ago · The war hit society at all levels. On 13 October 1914, the day before Ostend was overrun by the Germans, staff and pupils at Koninklijk Werk IBS, a local school, fled on IBIS VI, a steam trawler, to Milford Haven in Wales, which was to provide a refuge for them throughout the war.
Refugees (Belgium) By Michaël Amara. In Belgium, the outbreak of the First World War and subsequent German invasion caused massive population movements. Hundreds of thousands of Belgian refugees fled the country to seek asylum in the Netherlands, France or Great Britain.
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In Birmingham, a local War Refugees’ Committee (WRC) was established under the chairmanship of Elizabeth Cadbury, in order to coordinate and answer the needs of the Belgian refugees. As early as the fourth of September 1914, the first fifty refugees arrived.
