Papers of Arabella Kurdi 1947-1951

British Families Education Service

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Kurdi Arabella fl 1947

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Kurdi | Arabella | fl 1947-1951

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The British Families Education Service (BFES) was established by the Foreign Office in 1946 to provide schooling for the children of British families stationed in the British Zone of Germany after the Second World War, and amidst the post-War devastation. In the winter of 1951-1952 it was taken over by the Army and became Service Children's Education. Arabella Kurdi, then Pallister, went to Germany in February 1947 and worked as School Meals and Domestic Science Organiser for the Service. As suc...