South Yorkshire Times, August 5th, 1944
Missing
News has been received by Mrs. Bradder, 64, Main Street, Mexborough, that her son L/Cpl. J. Sherwood, is missing and believed to be a prisoner in Burma, where he was fighting with the Chindits.
He is married and his wife lives at 12, Chapel Street, Mexborough.
They have one son. L/Cpl. Sherwood joined the Forces in 1939 and was serving in the R.A.
Before joining up he worked at Manvers Main Colliery