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Bevin

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Bevin
Ernest. 1881--1951, British Labour statesman and trade unionist, who was largely responsible for the creation of the Transport and General Workers' Union (1922): minister of labour (1940--45); foreign secretary (1945-- 51)


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During the war Tom was conscripted to work in the coal mines for four years as a Bevin Boy.
Bevin Boys, the 10% of the male population who did not go to war, played an important role by keeping the coal supply flowing from mines across the region.
Today, he meets Andrew Forte, who helped the war effort by working in the Scottish coal mines after being told he was too weak to be a soldier FORMER Bevin boy Andrew Forte chuckles as he remembers the first day he turned up for work at a Scottish pit to serve his country in World War II.
 
 
 
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