R E C O R D S Unfortunately there are no call-up records that have survived of Bevin Boys as these were destroyed during the nineteen fifties, with the exception of the Midlands Region which have been kept by National Archives for permanent preservation and include approximately 8,000 names which represents approximately 1/6th of the total number of Bevin Boys which include Ballotees, Optants, Volunteers all of whom were conscripted for National Service during WW2. The Midlands Region covers quite a large area and include the following towns:- AE = Atherstone AN = Aston AR = Alcester BE = Bromsgrove BD = Biddulph BH = Bridgnorth BL = Brierly Hill BM = Birmingham BN = Bilston BS = Brownhills BT = Burton on Trent BU = Burslem BW = Bedworth BX = Bloxworth BY = Bromyard CE = Cheadle CH = Cradley Heath CK = Cannock CL = Coleshill CM = Cleobury Mortimer CN = Chasetown DD = Dudley DH = Droitwich DN = Darlaston DY = Derby EE = Ellesmere EM = Evesham GR = Gloucester HD = Hereford HF = Hednesford HH = Handsworth HN = Halesowen HY = Hanley IE = Ironbridge KE = Kidsgrove KH = Kenilworth KN = Kington KR = Kidderminster LB = Llanberis LD = Lichfield LK = Leek LN = Longton LR = Leominster LS = Leamington Spa LW = Ludlow LY = Ledbury MD = Market Drayton MN = Malvern NE = Newcastle NN = Nuneaton NT = Newport OS = Oakengates OW = Oswestry OY = Oldbury PE = Pershore RH = Redditch RU = Rugeley RW = Ross on Wye RY = Rugby SA = Stratford on Avon SB = Stourbridge SC = Sutton Coldfield SD = Stafford SE = Stone SH = Small Heath SK = Smethwick SL = Sparkhill SM = Southam SN = Swynnerton SO = Selly Oak SR = Stonebridge SS = Stourport on Severn ST = Stoke on Trent SY = Shrewsbury TH = Tamworth TN = Tipton TY = Treorchy TW = Tenbury Wells UR = Uttoxeter WB = West Bromwich WC = Whitchurch WE = Wellington WH = Washwood Heath WI = Willenhall WL = Walsall WN = Wolverhampton WR = Worcester WT = Willington WY = Wednesbury The following records are from December 1943 to July 1947 KEY TO LETTER CODES B = BALLOTEE : O = OPTANT : V = VOLUNTEER GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRE COLLIERIES A = ASKERN MAIN (Yorkshire) B = BIRLEY EAST (Yorkshire) C = CRESWELL (Derbyshire) H = HORDEN (Durham) K = KEMBALL (Stafffordshire) L = CRAMLINGTON LAMB (Northumberland) M = MORRISON “BUSTY” (Durham) M(S) = MUIRCOCKHALL (Scotland) N = NEWTOWN (Lancashire) O = OAKDALE (South Wales) P = PRINCE of WALES (Yorkshire) T = HAUNCHWOOD -Tunnel Pit (Warwickshire) Kn = KNUTTON GOVERNMEN TRAINING CENTRE (commencing February 1947) DECEMBER 1943 ADAMS D M O K SC 041125 BARBER H O K BU 030506 BOXALL A L V K BX 190817 BOYD J F O K OW 230905 BRASSINGTON A V K LK 011216 BROMLEY J G O K DD 011224 BROUGH J R V K BD 271025 BURNS W O K SL 050105 BURROWS R J V K NE 271025 BOTTLEY J E O K 211125 CAULFIELD H J V K CE 201024 CHEADLE C H O K SE 191125 CLEMENTS H O K WH 210116 CLOWES J L O K LK 241225 DANIELS B V K HY 300617 DEAKINS J A V K KN 110524 DENT G H V K WB 310304 DIGHT A G O K HH 280520 DOWNING M O K TH 150925 FERYHOUGH W H V K 250900 GREEN A J O K BT 241119 GROVE G R V K BM 061024 HOLDEN H O K HN 300413 HUMPHRIES G H R O K SA 150123 JOHNSON A W V K BU 050810 JONES W V K LN 200306 LARKIN D P V K AN 200519 LLOYD E R V K KN 300721 LLOYD H C V K KN 090323 MASON W E O K BT 150510 MAWSON J S V K ST 261005 MAYBURY L A O K HH 210913 Mc DONALD W V K SL 200606 MINCHER G H V K SD 111209 MULLEN J V K SL 160620 PERKS P R V K CE 241017 PICKARD L W O K WH 220622 POWELL J V K SD 180716 PRICE P O K SL 220522 PROSSER R O K WN 201222 RELPH H C O K AN 260611 ROWCROFT L B O K HH 081224 RUSHTON R V K LK 310507 SANDBROOK C J V K BM 301214 SHAW V O K BL 191225 SIMCOCK S E O K HY 231125 SMITH G V R O K SO 181225 THORLEY T W O K CE 160213 TRINDER A A O K HH 061125 WARDLE M H V K 080304 WALKER S G O K DD 011025 WATTON W D O K DD 231125 WHITEHOUSE N S V K BX 160208 WILKINS F J O K BH 091025 WILLIAMS J W O K BL 160406 WORTHINGTON A V K NE 180309 WRIGHT D G V K WL 300426 YOUNG C R O K 220624 JANUARY 1944 ADAMS C 0/V T WB ALEXANDER W E B T Banbury ALLEN D W C O K UR 030125 ANDREWS T B T CY ARCHER W B T BM ASBURY S B T WB ASHMAN J E B T Bournemouth BADRICK L T O/V T cy BARKER A H B T Enfield BARROW P C O/V T LS BASSETT J O/V T SK BEAMAN R F B T WR BEASELEY A G D B T South Western BEDDARD A D B K SY BENGE J C B T Southern Area BENTLEY G W B K WN BEVIS J G B T Southern Area BICK H W W O/V T PE BIRCH R B T RY BOARDMAN F O/V K BU BOGGES N B K BU BOND W C O/V K BM BONNEYWELL W L B T Southern Area BOWEN B E B T KR BORLAND R B T Larkhall BOUGH J D B T Southern Area BOWYER W B K LK BRAIN J A B K CE BRANKLIN T O/V T CY BROOKS H W B T KR BROWN E W O K SD BROWN J W B K SY BURBRIDGE S O/V T NN BURNS T H O/V K BL BUTTERY C H O K SO CAFFERY A O T CY 020807 CALCUTT J W B T LS CAPELL S R O/V T Leicester CARTWRIGHT J O/V T NN CHALLONER D B K SY CHAPMAN K F O/V T Croydon CHILDS F T B T Northfleet CLARKE A R (CLARK) O T AE CLARKE G O T CY 120913 CLAYTON H O/V K DD CLEMSON R F B K OS COCK G A B K SY COLCLOUGH D B K BU COLE E E B K DD COLE P A O/V T SO COLEMAN H G E B T L & SE COLLETT E E B T WB CONDLIFFE W O/V K BU COOKE R E B K HD COOPER G B K WN COUSINS C W B T Northfleet CRUMP L F B T Brighton CURTISS C C B K RH DANKS E O T SL 060724 DANZLEMAN S B B T Southern DEGREGORIO J B T BM DENNING T J O/V K SL DERBYSHIRE L A B K LN DICKENS W O T SB 060220 DIXON J O/V T WB DOUGILL N J B K SD DOWSON A W B T N. Midlands DRAKE J E B T NT DUMMER D A B T Southern Area EARL P O B T SO EDWARDS J W O/V K HF ELWELL J H O/V T WH ENGLAND G B T N. Midlands EPPS J H M B T TH FELLOWS C O/V T SK FELLOWS W E B K BN FEWTREHILL F H B K WN FINLAN B J B T WH FLANAGAN P J O/V T CY FORBES D B B T Southern Area FORD J B T WN FOSTER C B K TN FOWKES W B T N. Midlands FOX T C O N WL FREEMAN B O/V T AE FRYER T O/V K BD GARDNER W R O T CY GARRETT J O K TN 180725 GARSIDE J O K BU 160821 GAYNOR M B T Manchester GERRY J B K BS GOBSILL F J O/V K BS GOFFIN W C O/V T TH GOODSON R J O/V T Croydon GOODWIN K J B K LN 180725 GOUGH C P O/V T HH GREATHEAD S B T SL GREEN E W B T LS GREEN P H B T L & SE GREENHILL J J B T BM GRIFFITHS D O/V K AN GRINNEL L O/V T SO GRUBB B F B T RY GUDGER W J O T AE GUEST I A B T CY HADDON W B T AE HALL D O/V K HY HALL D F O/V T SB HANCOCK R O/V T Northampton HANDLEY P B O/V K NE HANNA D B T BM HANSON G W O/V K WH HARGREAVES R B K NE HARPER C E O/V T AN HAYWARD H B K WL HAYWARD R B B T WB HAYWARD V B K WL HAYWARD A E O T BW 100308 HEATH T A B T N. Midlands HEAVEN N O/V T WB HERLIGHY J C B T CY HESSION T C O T SO 231219 HODGES H F B T SL HODGKISS A E O K MD 240423 HODKINSON J T O/V K BU HORNE T P O/V T SL HORTON E B K WY HORTON T J B K WN HUGHES L A B T RH HUGHES V O T PE HULLAND J B T SL HUMPHRIES A G B T Oxford HURST K J B T Southern Area HUTCHINSON R O/V T CY IMMS D O/V T MN INSEAL J P O/V T KN IVES A H B T CY JACKSON G B K DD JAMES J J O/V T LD JEFFRIES C H B T AN JEFFRIES J F B T Oxford JEFFRIES S O/V K HY JENKINS L W O/V T LY JONES B J B K SD JONES P B T WR JONES R S B T LS JONES W E O/V T LS JONES W F V O/V T MN KEATLEY H O/V T NN KELLY F B K BD KENNEY R A B T CY KENT B B K SD KINSEY W B K WL KIRKHAM H B T BM KNIGHT G R B K WT LANE R B T Shoreham LANGDELL D H B T OY LAWRENCE C W B T London LEACH E O T BS LEES C E B K WI LIDDIARD L A B T Hungerford LIGGINS E G O/V T CY LOVEJOY W H B T CY LOWE S B K LK LUCKMAN A O/V T NN MACE S B T CY MADDOCK W B T London MALYON F O K SD 051002 MANDEVILLE G B T Southern Area MANGAN M B T N.