In this book, Frances Williams manages to add significantly to our knowledge about the Kindertransport in Britain, and especially to our knowledge of those child refugees who were settled in Scotland. Nearly 10,000 minors, the majority with a Jewish family background, fled from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia to Britain between December 1938 and September 1939. The unaccompanied minors were admitted into the UK as transmigrants for educational and training purposes, though many stayed permanently and acquired British citizenship after the war. Williams explains their status as transmigrants in detail to show that it was not a straightforward altruistic act of kindness that led the British government to admit these young refugees without the usual visa requirements. She aims to question the uniformity of positive interpretations of the Kindertransport and also the London-centric focus of Kindertransport research. About 800 Kindertransportees were dispersed to Scotland. Of course, this means that numerically, the Scottish Kindertransportees made up less than 10% of the overall figure but by providing a nuanced picture of the child refugees’ migration experiences, Williams adds much to a hitherto often too simplistic picture. During her research, she worked closely with the Association of Jewish Refugees and was instrumental in the date input process of the results of their ‘Kindersurvey’ of 2007, which included information on over 1000 former Kindertransportees. The results show that many commonly held assumptions that were reproduced by researchers (including myself), for example, that 90% of Kindertransportees never saw either of their parents again, were wrong. About half of them, at least, were reunited with one parent. This is clearly a major achievement. However, for an academic study, the book lacks a critical examination of the questionnaires as a source. In places, it also lacks precise references. For example, Williams claims that the majority of Kindertransportees (67%) had experience of residential care, but there is no indication of her definition of ‘experience of residential care’ or where this figure originates. This point needs further investigation as the perceived view is that most Kindertransportees were cared for in foster families. Williams closely investigates the majority of Scottish Kindertransportees who were cared for in residential facilities. These residential homes and hostels were, in most cases, closely associated with the Zionist movement. Her research on these is based on interviews with former Kindertransportees and extensive archival material. The book contains a number of photographs, mainly portraying life of child refugees at Whittingehame Farm School. Williams comes to the conclusion that this upbringing in regimented residential settings led to many Kindertransportees suffering psychological problems adding to her criticisms of an all too positive portrayal of the Kindertransport. The Forgotten Kindertransportees also examines questions of placement policy, the changing nature of the Kindertransportees’ religious affiliation and their educational achievements. It places this particular episode in British migration history within the context of Holocaust history and the history of child refugees. It shows a complex picture of the specific regional experience of Kindertransportees in Scotland. Despite some gaps in the references, as well as the fact that not all recent research is considered, it is informative and highly relevant to the current situation in which large numbers of refugees, including many children — some unaccompanied as were the Kindertransportees — are trying to flee to Britain.