He was conscripted to work in the coal mines as a "[[w:Bevin Boys|Bevin Boy]]" during the [[w:Second World War|Second World War]], but was transfer [[Category:Bevin Boys]]

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...nded Thorpe Infant and Junior School, and then [[East Ardsley|East Ardsley Boys' School]], but entered the entertainment industry in 1933, appearing as an ...cambe went down a coal mine at [[Accrington|Accrington]] (as a [[Bevin Boy|Bevin Boy]]) and Wise served in the [[Merchant Navy|Merchant Navy]].

...y|Merchant Navy]], while Morecambe was conscripted to become a [[Bevin Boy|Bevin Boy]] and worked as a coal miner in [[Accrington|Accrington]] from May 1944 [[Category:Bevin Boys]]

...to the Royal Air Force, eventually ending up as a volunteer [[w:Bevin Boys|Bevin Boy]] working down the coal mines near [[w:Doncaster|Doncaster]].<ref name= [[Category:Bevin Boys]]