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Esme Macknade

Played by Katie Angelou

Fact title Fact data
Date of birth
17 May 1900
Place of birth
Folkestone
Age at outbreak of war
14
Address
Saffrons Place, Folkestone

Esme is the daughter of Alice and Bill, and sister of Joe, Jimmy, Mickey and Maggie.

She has left school and is unemployed, though she鈥檚 hoping to find work as a maid. Cynical and tough from her upbringing, she has enough stoicism for the job at least.