Definition of Bevin boy in English:

Bevin boy

noun

Named after Ernest Bevin (see Bevin, Ernest).

单词	Bevin boy
释义	Definition of Bevin boy in English: Bevin boy noun (during the Second World War), a young man of age for National Service selected by lot to work as a miner. Example sentencesExamples Bevin Boys are often known as the "Forgotten Conscripts". Miners' sons were forced down the pits, and from December 1943 Bevin boys were employed. He was immortalised in the ‘Bevin boys’, an alternative to National Service in which men from different backgrounds, including public schools, were conscripted to go down the mines. With the ending of the order for prosecution of Bevin boys for non-attendance it became impractical to retain the compulsory labour force. In another you can see the Bevin boys, the miners who ensured Britain did not run out of coal during the war. Origin Named after Ernest Bevin (see Bevin, Ernest).
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