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In August 1939, a group of frightened children (board) a train at Prague's Wilson Station. Nicholas Winton would save them from death at the hands of the Nazis.
Nicholas Winton was born 19 May 1909 in London, to German-Jewish parents. On (leave) school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931, he worked in business.
When Winton saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger in Prague, he decided (help) transport children to safety in Britain. By August 1939, Winton (save) 669 children. However, he did not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from people's memories.
In 1988, his wife Grete found a (forget) journal at home. The journal contained
photographs and (name) of the children and addresses of the families that took them in. She sent the journal to a newspaper and the British television programme That's Life brought his actions to public attention.
Later, Winton received various honours for his (achieve). Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, at age of 106.
