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Soldier – Auty J. – Mentioned In Dispatches
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944
Mentioned In Dispatches
Sgt. J. Auty of 46, Dryden Road, Mexborough, writes:
“I am very pleased to keep receiving the “South...
Marconigrams – December 02nd 1944
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Marconigrams
The Mining Association of Great Britain is to appoint a Director of Recruitment, Training and Education, at a salary...
Editorial – A Well Kept Watch
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
A Well Kept Watch
On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...
Soldier – Sanders, Leonard – Wounded
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Wounded
Mrs. White, of 132, Doncaster Rd, Mexborough, received official intimation on Tuesday that her stepson, Gnr. Leonard Sanders (25),...
Airman – Sarjantson, John William – Prisoner After Arnhem
South Yorkshire Times, December 9th 1944
Prisoner After Arnhem
Mrs. J. W. Sarjantson, of 41, Benita Avenue, Mexborough, has received official news that her husband, Staff...
Home Guard Orders – Mexborough “B” Company
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Home Guard Orders
Mexborough “B” Company
Week commencing December 3rd 1944
Sunday: – A “Stand Down” Batt Parade at Mexborough. Company Parade...
Red Cross Rally Yields £1,207
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Red Cross Rally Yields £1,207
A group photographed at the Rally including (front row, left to right); Mrs. C. Middlebrook...
Soldier – Cater, Leonard John – Home from Ceylon
South Yorkshire Times, December 9th 1944
Home from Ceylon
Mr. and Mrs. L. Cater of Waterworks House, Mexborough, received a pleasant shock on Tuesday when their...
Soldier – Ridley, Thomas – Killed In Action
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Killed In Action
Gnr. Thomas Ridley, of the Royal Artillery, has been reported killed in action on November 6th, while...
H.G. Representative
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
H.G. Representative
Sgt. E. Robinson, of 30, Hall Gate, Mexborough, of B. Company of the local Home Guard, has been...
Soldier – Briggs, Stanley – Killed In Italy
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 November 1943
Killed In Italy
Mr. and Mrs. W. Briggs, of 18, Crossgate, Mexborough, have been officially informed that...
Airman – Darwin, Charles – Air Gunner Killed
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 January 1943
Air Gunner Killed
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin, of 6, Castle Hill Avenue Mexborough, have been informed that...
Soldier – Stafford, Fred – Died In Action.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 March 1944
Fred Stafford - Died In Action.
News that 2nd-Lieut. Fred Stafford (22), a grandson of the late Mr....
Soldier – Bramhill, Stanley – Died Of Wounds.
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 March 1944
Died Of Wounds.
Official news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. F....
Sailor – Boyes, Frank – Japenese P.O.W. – Killed
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 July 1944
News from Prisoner.
A prisoner of war card, the second to reach this country since he was...
Soldier – Blakemore, Arthur – Died In Italy
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 April 1944
Died In Italy
Taken ill In Italy Bdr, Arthur Blakemore, R.A. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E....
Soldier – Morley, Jack – Killed In Italy
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1944
Killed In Italy
Young Mexborough Lieutenant Jack Morley, second son of Mr. G. H. Morley, a director of...
Soldier – Seagrave, Cheveral – Died in Eritrea
January 27th 1941
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 26 January 1946
Cheveral Seagrave
Treasured memories of our dear Son and Brother, Corpl. Cheveral Seagrave, who died of...
Soldier – Lambert, Howard Slater – Soldier’s Fatal Injuries
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 19 October 1940
Soldier's Fatal Injuries
A mother's vain dash to London to see her son before he died was described...
Soldier – Swann, Bertie – Young Mother Widowed.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 June 1940
Young Mother Widowed.
News was received on Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. B. Swann, of 234. Wails Road,...
Sailor – Dorman, Eric – Sailor Believed Drowned – Serving In “Calypso”
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 June 1940
Mexborough Sailor Believed Drowned
Serving In "Calypso"
A 20-year-old Mexborough sailor has been posted missing, believed drowned, following...
Soldier – Wileman H. – First Class Cook
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
First Class Cook
Pte. H. Wileman (39), formerly employed underground at Cadeby Main colliery and whose home address is 33,...
Soldiers – Green brothers – Brothers In Middle East
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
Brothers In Middle East
Mexborough brothers, one in the Army and the other In the R.A.F., are serving in the...
Soldier – Ager, George – With Jungle Force
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
With Jungle Force
Pte. George Ager, K.O.Y.L.I., of 19. Slade Road, Swinton, has been with the Forces for three years...
Mexborough U.D.C. Clerk Retiring – Never Missed Meeting for Over 20 Years
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
Mexborough U.D.C. Clerk Retiring
Never Missed Meeting for Over 20 Years
After 21 years' service as Clerk to Mexborough Urban Council,...