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Bevin Boys Badge
This Badge is sponsored by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). All queries pre application or regarding the policy should be made to:
Jeremy Cousins
Dept of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Area A, 3rd Floor
3 Whitehall Place
London SW1A 2HH
Telephone 0300 068 5706
Bevin Boys badge can be 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.
Bevin
Boy Badge Q&AThe application form for the badge is now available and can be obtained by calling the Veterans-UK Helpline 0800 169 2277 or by clicking one of the links below:”
