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Beatrice Wellington (born 15 June 1907 – died 1971) was a Canadian woman who worked to evacuate children from Prague during the early stages of the German occupation in World War II overseeing the operation of the Kindertransport from Czechoslovakia.
Apr 22, 2021 · Mr Chadwick, who died in 1979 aged 72, worked with Sir Nicholas, Doreen Warriner, Nicholas Stopford, Beatrice Wellington, Josephine Pike and Bill Barazetti to find British families willing to put...
With his departure, Beatrice Wellington became head of the British Committee and the evacuation of children continued. All together, until it was shut down with the beginning of World War II on 1 September 1939, the kindertransport escorted 669 children out of Czechoslovakia.
Sep 18, 2020 · He worked with Sir Nicholas, Doreen Warriner, Nicholas Stopford, Beatrice Wellington, Josephine Pike and Bill Barazetti, to find British families willing to put up £50 to look after the...
Dec 5, 2019 · Beatrice Wellington, a Canadian assistant of Nicholas Winton, helped save 700 Czechoslovakian children from Nazi-occupied Prague in 1939. The drama series This Is Your Country Now Too, airing on BBC Radio 4, tells her story and others of child refugees.
May 19, 2020 · An "unsung hero" who helped save hundreds of children destined for Nazi concentration camps is to be honoured with a statue in his hometown. Trevor Chadwick, dubbed the "Purbeck Schindler", helped...
When she left Prague in April 1939, spirited out of the country before the Gestapo could arrest her for smuggling ‘wanted’ refugees on her trains, her successor was the indomitable Canadian...
