Sir Nicholas was 29 when he went to Czechoslovakia. There he witnessed the plight of refugees who had fled from the Germans. Efforts were being made to save adults, nothing was done for the children.

After getting back to England he wrote to the Home Office and persuaded officials to grant the children refuge in Britain. In all, eight trains full of children travelled from Prague to London between March and September 1939.

After retirement in 1969 to devote himself to charity work with the mental health charity Mencap and Abbeyfield, which helps the elderly.

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