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4- The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday May 17, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Advanced High School Training for Halton Students DISCOVER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING DESTINATIONS: University: College: Professional Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Business Technologist, Technician ­ Manufacturing or Business Apprenticeship: Millwright, machinist, tool & die, pattern maker, mold maker, CNC, CAD/CAM Work Place: Machine operator WHY GET INVOLVED? · Participate in summer Co-op internship programs (possibly paid) · Gain valuable work experience and connect with future prospective employers · Earn industry recognized certifications · Experience enriched technology programming · Earn your credits for either University or College destinations DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Hugh Campbell (inset) holds his Bevin Boy Veterans Badge that was mailed to him this year, for his service as a conscripted coal miner during the Second World War. MUST APPLY NOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2008. DEADLINE JUNE 5, 2008 PLEASE CONTACT : Andrew Watson at watsonan@hdsb.ca or call 905-845-5200 Ext. 272 - Voicemail 600 or Wendy Peters, Technology Department Head petersw@hdsb.ca · 905-845-5200 Ext. 283 A Bevin Boy finally gets his war medal By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF He heeded his country's call and toiled in the darkest depths of the earth for years facing fires, floods and cave-ins. When it was all over he did not even get a thank you, until now. Oakville resident Hugh Campbell, 89, has finally been recognized for the role he played for England during the Second World War. Trilliumview Year-Round Lessons Available R ID I N G C A MP S July 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 July 28 - August 1, August 11-15, 18-22 · Fun · Structured · Educational Early Bird Discount before May 31 905-257-2233 Trafalgar Trilliumview Stables Neyagawa 1060 Burnhamthorpe Rd. Oakville L6M 4K8 Sixteen Mile Creek Highway 407 Burnhamthorpe Rd. #5 Dundas He did not fire a rifle, pilot a plane or drive a tank, but what he did was just as important to the war effort and, at times, just as dangerous. Campbell, a native of Scotland, was conscripted by England to mine coal. "I was underground for more than two years," he said. "We were stationed in a place north of England near the ocean on the east coast. So, I worked under the sea." Mining coal was not what Campbell had intended for his wartime experience and even today does not like to talk about it for fear listeners will find his stories boring. With the outbreak of war in September of 1939, Campbell, then 21, was initially drafted into the Highland Light Infantry where he was trained as a soldier. "We were trained to do everything," said Campbell. "To fight and shoot and kill." While he was never deployed to a battlefield, Campbell saw plenty of the enemy with Glasgow becoming a regular target for German bombers during the Battle of Britain. "When an air raid broke out, we reported for duty and we went out with our guns," said Campbell. "You could see the German bombers at night time because our guns were firing and lighting up everything." Campbell's regiment was also stationed in the English community of Chelston, which it was ordered to defend against a possible German land invasion or parachute drop. All this soldiering came to an end in 1943 when Campbell and around 48,000 other men were ordered to the mines. www.thetackbox.com/trilliumview See Victim page 7