Bevin Boys
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bevin-boys-180-3906521
title:
Bevin Boys
text:
Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in coal mines between December 1943 and March 1948, to increase the rate of coal production, which had declined through the early years of World War II. The programme was named after Ernest Bevin, the Labour Party politician who was Minister of Labour and National Service in the wartime coalition government. Chosen by lot as 10% of all male conscripts aged 18–25 nearly 48,000 Bevin Boys performed vital and dangerous civil conscription service
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encyclopedia
description:
British men conscripted to work as coal miners in WW2
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevin_Boys
date created:
2004-05-15T00:43:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T09:34:05Z
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