The Wartime Memories Project: Bevin Boys
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Description: An account of the men conscripted to work in the mines, rather than in the armed services, during the Second World War.
The Wartime Memories Project - Bevin Boys The Wartime Memories Project - Bevin Boys please consider making a donation. As Britain was unable to import Coal during World War II, the production of coal from mines in Britain had to be increased. There was an extreme shortage of labour for the British Coal Mines, because most of the miners had been conscripted by the Government for active duty. The Government made a plea to Servicemen to volunteer for this vital service, but few did. The program, The Bevin Boys, was named after the Minister of Labour and National Defence, Ernest Bevin. In December 1943, due to the urgent need for coal for the War Effort, it was decided that a certain percentage of the conscripted men would have to be assigned to the mine. This caused a great deal of upset as the many of the young men wanted to join th efighting forces and many felt that they were not valued. In his speech to the conscripted miners, Bevin referred to them as his boys, hence the name,
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| Page title: | The Wartime Memories Project - Bevin Boys |
| Keywords: | world,war,two,photographs,constription, bevin, boys, boy, mines, coal, photos,pictures,ww2,wwII,memories,project |
| Description: | Collecting preserving and researching photographs and memories of the Bevin Boys during World War Two. |
| IP-address: | 74.220.207.200 |