Veteran Bevin Boy Badge awarded to Walter Millward"

2007

WALTER MILLWARD'S Bevin Boy Award

The below is cut and pasted direct from the www.veterans-uk.info web pages

Bevin Boys badges are issued to:

Men who were conscripted directly into the mines, those who opted for mine work in preference to joining the Armed Forces, or those who were in the Armed Forces and volunteered to become miners during the period 1943-1948.

The Bevin Boys scheme was introduced in 1943 by the then Minister for Labour and National Service, Ernest Bevin. The scheme ran between 1943 and 1948 and involved recruiting men to work in coal mines during and immediately following World War II.

The badge is available to all surviving Bevin Boys and formally recognises their work in the UK coalfields during and immediately after World War II. The badge can only be issued posthumously to the widows of men who died on or after 20 June 2007 and fall into the above category.

Badges are currently being issued on a rolling basis. (2008)

Author: Davies, Paul

Veteran Bevin Boy Badge awarded to Walter Millward"

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