Was established outside a big hotel which had been bombed. Hotel crockery, was borrowed to facilitate "Time bombs exploded behind Lady house ud' did considerable damage to the rear of the building. Lady Astor and all other members the household had evacuated some time before. the explosions," Mr. Robert G. Aenzies, Australian Prime Minister, stayed at the Astor home {he first night of the raids.
King George and Queen Elizabeth who had been in. Plymouth on Inspection tour and left only a few ours before the attack began sent a message to Lady Astor, who also Mayoress of Plymouth.
"Atter our happy day, the Queen end T were deeply distressed to hear What you all have been through last hight (Thursday and Priday nights," Sold the King's message.
"Whatever the people of Plymouth may be called upon to suffer we feet Quite certain thet the spirit of the country' will rise above it al. God Bless You al.
Women volunteers "organized a mass evacuation of hundreds of home-Jess survivors of the furious raids Convoys with "food and. clothing tnvived. throughout yesterday from ther: cles and fed chens, were pened to crowds of hungry civilians
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