213158 Charles William Carter Bevin Boy from:Charfield, Wotton Under Edge, South Glos My Dad, Bill Carter, was called up from our little village of Charfield, Wotton Under Edge, South Glos and was sent to the mines in Wales.
My brother has all the details and such items as his original call up papers and where he was to report to etc.
My Dad really disliked working in the mines and was always very claustrophobic afterwards. He lodged with a family in Treharris and played football for the local team there. He met my mother after she had been demobbed from the ATS and they had 53 years of marriage.
I would love to be able to apply for the Bevin Boy special honour on behalf of my late father. My Mum received her ATS service badge and was thrilled with it, she wore it with such pride. My father really wanted to join the Air Force, not the mines, and felt that the Bevin Boys should have had some sort of recognition for the time spent in the mines.
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