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My dad served on the Naiad and before that on the Curlew.

" The Bevin Boys were a group of young men in the UK during World War II who were conscripted not to fight on the front lines, but to work in the coal mines. This all started in 1943 when Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Labour and National Service, realized that Britain was facing a massive coal shortage. Coal was essential for keeping the war machine running-factories, railways, and even the military needed it. So, instead of sending all these young men to the battlefield, about 10% of conscripts were sent underground to keep the country powered. In total, around 48,000 men became Bevin Boys, making up that 10% of conscripts. The program ran from 1943 until the end of the war in 1945, and the last Bevin Boys weren’t released from service until 1948-three years after the war had officially ended. These guys didn’t have much of a choice; they were randomly selected, often by a lottery system, so one day you could be training to fight, and the next day you were handed a pickaxe and a helmet. Public opinion about the Bevin Boys was mixed. Some people saw them as slackers who had dodged the front lines, while others recognized how crucial their work was. The truth is, they didn’t get the same recognition as soldiers, and many felt forgotten and overlooked. If someone refused to become a Bevin Boy, they could be charged with desertion or insubordination, which carried serious penalties, including imprisonment. It wasn’t until 1995 that the Bevin Boys were formally recognized for their contributions. For decades, their work went largely unacknowledged, but eventually, they were honored with a commemorative badge, giving them some long-overdue recognition for the vital role they played during the war. " facebook.com/share/p/ZccqyokSiaoHF1tr/?mibextid=oFDknk

Great to hear these stories and thank you for your service very brave people

What a lovely bloke. My grandad was in the Royal marines commando and he did 2 raids on Norway 1 on France and one on Guernsey. He was then landed shortly after D Day.

Very interesting film,Thankyou for this👍 What a great man . RIP Bob Millard

I've got his book The British Commandos. It's good. Charles Messenger book is bigger though.

I feel privileged to be able to hear first hand a Bevin Boys story. It was great to hear his story. I disagree with him that the ‘free coal’ his parents received for their fire was not in fact free. Many men died down the pit in them days and the ones that didn’t, did eventually through pit related diseases. So no, that coal was not free. I agree that many miners were mens men but really don’t agree that they were uneducated. I know my grandfather and father were self taught men who thrived on learning. Unfortunately my beautiful father died at 63 years old from lung disease. I also had two great grandfathers that died down the pit, in pit collapses. I do believe now 45 years after the miners strike that the only good thing that came out of it was that no young lad would go down a pit straight out of school and it’s the only thing that I can thank Thatcher for. Respect✊🏼to every man that ever had to work down those black holes.

They faced a difficult situation. They came. They understood. They gave. They saved lives.

My great uncle Victor Davies died during operation Ladbroke

Very insightful and exciting hearing the experience of a coal miner from the coal miner himself from those times.

Wg. Cdr. (Wing Commander) Roland Beamont of No. 150 Wing, was directly involved in the development of Hawker Fighters in WW II, helping particularly in developing the Hawker Tempest into its role in the Tactical Air Force (TAF II) which crunched the Wehrmacht following D-Day. He fought in all the Hawker fighters, Hurricane MK I. Typhoon Mk Ib, Tempest V. Even today, young men, his age, start their air force training at the Airforce Academy, Colorado Springs. Likewise, the RAF in the U.K.

That was not my father's voice!!!!!

Cpt Eric winkle brown the greatest test pilot ever ,he met the american Chuck yeager, who later broke the speed of sound he says chuck yeager was very ''standoffish'' toward him and never got on together more yeager then brown, eric brown reflects back when he had the opportunity to be the first to break the sound barrier, they had a jet powered prototype ready for a test flight, but for some reason the british government pulled the plug, and ordered brown to cease any further work this left brown in a very angry along with his team and mystified state... why ? he was ordered to hand over all data , drawings , blueprints, collected thus far, including the moving Tail assembly which the americans took to solve the failures it suffered in its record attempt

Hello, my relative, John W. “Jack” Green, was an America Mosquito pilot in late WWII, after having flown 25 missions in a B-17. He was a member of the Mosquito Aircrew Association and wrote numerous articles for the Mossie, of which I have photocopies of a couple of them. You mentioned ongoing digitization efforts of the Mossie, but I do not see it available on the SWWEC website. Can I access and search/browse the Mossie volumes online somehow? I’d love to read and collect Jack’s articles and photos, as well as read about his unit and fellow service members. Thank you!

What a Man , If only politicians had fraction of the guts of this Man this Country wouldn't be in the state it's in today shame on them.

My father was in he reconnaissance corps. A trooper

What an incredible man. I feel honoured to have seen this. We will never forget what him and his generation did for us.

This is a great video. Col. Archer was certainly one of the key figures in early Bomb Disposal. I read a bit about him before he passed away, so it is nice to now hear his voice as he recounts some of his experiences.

I would love to know what kind of handcuffs were used to secure the prisoners they brought back.

A fantastic interview - how well he spoke! But what Winkle Brown relates here is just a small fraction of his experiences. If someone had written a fictional story of someone doing all he did and saw, it would make a great story but nobody would possibly believe it was feasible. And yet he lived it all.

Here is to the memory of the members of the commonwealth who died defending the UK and its overseas territories.

Amazing Hero ....Great Husband good family man....

This man and many others are the heroes of our past lives . They fought for our freedoms. Why do our governments want to give it all away?

In top 5 most competent men of the 20th century. Top 2 or 3 best ever test pilots.

What a great interview and what a nice chap. He was a great help to me when I was researching the WW2 Commandos. His books about the Commandos are excellent especially the one called 'It Had To Be Tough'.

Not just the greatest pilot but one of the great adventurers of history. Arrested by the SS, survived the sinking of his ship, saw the first British jet fly, got a German airfield to surrender to him and one other guy, was there at Belsen, interviewed Nazi leaders and located a lot of the best German technology. That on top of what he did as the greatest test pilot in history.

He must have stayed in England with that accent.

A fascinating snippet of history as usual. Hope your subscriber numbers grow to reflect the quality of your posts..

Thanks that was really interesting, Cheers

Had the pleasure and honour of meeting Eric in person at Shuttleworth, Beds, UK. He was an amazing person and toally captivating in his delivery of war experiences. Very respected and greatly admired and I will always remember him and his siginng his book to me. One of a kind!

One of our last great generation.

Do you have any other recordings from this interveiw?

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The Greatest test pilot of ALL time. Not only because of the greatest number of test aircraft he has flown but also because of the myriad of dangerous situations he has been through, and survived in his life!...A REAL HERO.

Thanks uploader.

Where else would you hear the original voice of a GENUINE understated and no nonsense British hero but on YT? This man survived extracting a fuse that was protected by a "ZUS-40" anti withdrawal device, and then apparently just carried on as if nothing had happened. Can you imagine many of today's youngsters with their minds filled up with shit by the globalist directed "ejukashun sistims" being able to operate like this? We should thank God that such men as Stuart existed !!!!

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Fanastic

Let’s keep their stories alive for the next generations

Great interview...👍

Very well made programme! Thanks for sharing! Captain Brown has been one of my heroes for many years and this video does him justice so thank you once again!

“Brute force and bloody ignorance” new quote im gonna start saying

😃 'Promosm'

i wonder if any one of that SS Division were arrested after the war and tried for this-John in Texas

What he said in last 5 minutes is so true

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My great-grandfather fought through both world wars for Germany. In WW1 heavy artillery in France, in WW2 on the home front in anti-aircraft defense against Anglo-American bomber squadrons. He survived virtually unharmed. His two sons also fought in WW2 and survived despite heavy fighting. Let's see what the future brings us.

That’s not Roland checking the Hurricane damage. Otherwise great video.

Wow so Interesting I'll make to support your organization

What kind of woman does that to a man fighting for his country I bet that must have been Hell getting horrible news from his wife for him... bless I hope he found happiness after the war...