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John Avery (1926 - ) from Newcastle upon Tyne but now resident in York was awarded a Home Defence Medal for Civil Defence Messenger service work in 2024, nearly eighty years after the war ended. The medal came with a Bravery citation from the UK Government Cabinet Office and compensated him for the Bevin Boy (conscription enforced to work in the coal mines instead of military service) period.