Bevin Boys
Pictured during the presentation ceremony at Oakwell Hall (left to right): Gerald Senior, Jeffrey Hines, Mike Wood MP, Sir Norman Bettison, Arthur Appleyard and Edward Cassidy. Mike Wood also presented badges to Deryck Sands and Frank Stead who were unable to attend the event at Oakwell. Geoffrey Oates also received a badge but was unable to attend.
Click on a name to find out more about their experience as a Bevin Boy
- Arthur Appleyard
Batley
Served: 1944 - 1948; South Kirby and Temple Newsome - Edward Cassidy
Dewsbury
Served: 1944 - 1949; Shawcross - Jeffery Hines
Hightown
Served: 1944 - 1974; Roundwood (Wakefield) and Gomersal - Geoffrey Oates
Hanging Heaton
Served: 1942 - 1947; Combs (Thornhill) - Deryck Sands
Scholes
Served: 1945 - 1947; Roundwood (Wakefield) - Gerald Senior
Heckmondwike
Served: 1944 - 1947; Gomersal - Frank Stead
Birstall
Served 1946 - 1985; Gomersal, Lofthouse and Prince of Wales (Pontefract)

