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Honours at last for veterans of a hidden war

Theirs was a silent war; often fought below ground, away from the headlines and the ultimate glory of victory.

Theirs was a silent war; often fought below ground, away from the headlines and the ultimate glory of victory.

The Bevin Boys, the 48,000 young men who worked in the mines in the war, bled and died during the conflict.