Memorial unveiled for Channel Island evacuees

10 November 2012 Last updated at 07:19 ET Help

A memorial has been unveiled in Weymouth to remember thousands of Channel Island children evacuated from their homes before the German occupation.

The memorial marks where the evacuees landed more than 70 years ago.

The chairman and founder of the Jersey Evacuees Association, Jean McLaughlin, said it was very significant.

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