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Bevin Boys get badges of honour

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Published Date: 10 May 2008
THIRTY men conscripted to work in Britain's wartime coal mines were yesterday presented with badges to commemorate their service as
"Bevin Boys" at a ceremony in the Scottish Mining Museum at Newtongrange.


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  • Last Updated: 09 May 2008 8:13 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Willie Macleod,

Wick 10/05/2008 02:46:33
Well deserved and about time. They really did keep the home fires and furnaces burning They helped defeat Fascism their work was vital to the war effort.

 

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