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Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 25 September 1943 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List The following casualties were treated at Mexborough Montagu Hospital during the...

Editorial – Japan’s Turn

28 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944 Japan’s Turn Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...

Editorial – Pitfalls of Peace

22 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 22 January 1944 Pitfalls of Peace An estrangement such as that which has developed between the Soviet and the Polish Governments is the...

Editorial – Russian Recoil

8 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 January 1944 Russian Recoil It is nearly two and a half years since the German armies crossed the old Soviet-...

Soldiers – Freeman A. & R. – Veterans Of Desert War – Brothers Back...

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 18th 1943 Veterans Of Desert War Mexborough Brothers Back Home Back in this country after being in the thick of the fighting in...

Editorial – Into the New Year

1 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 January 1944 Into the New Year As we stand on the threshold of the New Year there is an air...

Editorial – Hammer And Sickle

8 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 08 July 1944 Hammer And Sickle Russia, whose war machine the Allies have never ceased to nourish, now sees her great opportunity and...

Editorial – Down But Not Out

12 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944 Down But Not Out It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...

Editorial – Pontine Portent

29 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 January 1944 Pontine Portent After Dieppe and Salerno  the successful establishment of the Pontine bridgehead constitutes a bright augury,...

Awarded American Bronze Star

July 1946
Wilfred Marshall – American Bronze Star South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 July 1946 Awarded Medal Mr, Wilfred Marshall, of 7, York Street, Mexborough, who, until his...

Military Medallist

February 1946
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 February 1946 Military Medallist Bombardier Jack Williams (25), only son of Mrs, and the late Mr. W, Williams, has been...

Airman – Chambers, George Henry – P.O.W. in Japan

December 1943
December 24, 1943 C.W.G.C. Aircraftsman 1st Class George Henry Chambers Service Number 1059768 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Died December 24th 1943 aged 23 years Circumstances of Death: P.O.W. death,...

Soldier – Cutts, Wilson Jesse – Died in Holland

September 1944
September 30, 1944 C.W.G.C. Lance Bombardier Wilson Jesse Cutts Service Number 11408335 Royal Artillery 392 Bty., Lt. A. A. Regt. Died September 30th 1944 aged 32 years Buried or commemorated...

Soldier – Briggs, George William – Killed in Action

March 1945
South Yorkshire Times, March 24th 1945 Gnr. George William Briggs Mr. J. Briggs, 40, Swinton Road, Mexborough, has received news that his son, Gnr. George William...

Airman – Andrews, Trevour Audrey – Lost In Java Action

January 1946
Flight Lieut. Trevor Aubrey Andrews South Yorkshire Times, January 2nd 1943 Mr. Trevor A. Andrews, second son of Mr. E. Andrews, Electrical Engineer to Mexborough Urban...

Soldier – Reed, Sidney Gordon – Awarded B.E.M.

January 1945
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 13 January 1945 Awarded B.E.M. Sgt. Sidney Gordon Reed (30), son of Mr., and the late Mrs. Reed, of 1, Dudley...

Soldier – Thorpe, Albert Bateson -Gallantry in Italy Wins M.M.

March 1945
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 31 March 1945 Gallantry in Italy Mexborough Man Wins M.M. L/Cpl. Albert Bateson Thorpe, Royal Signals, whose parents live at 34,...

Soldier – Liceon, Percy – Sad News.

October 1945
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 20 October 1945 Sad News. After spending three years as a prisoner of war in Germany, Pte. Percy Liceon whose e...

Silver Souvenir.

December 1945
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 December 1945 Silver Souvenir. Driver Walter Long is back home again after three and a half years abroad and has...

Cage Crash at Denaby – Pumpman’s Death Fall

April 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 April 1943 Cage Crash at Denaby Pumpman’s Death Fall The crashing of a cage in a shaft at Denaby Main...

Airman – Fletcher, Derrick – Young Pilot Killed – Family’s Tragic Loss

January 1945
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1945 Young Pilot Killed Mexborough Family’s Tragic Loss A Mexborough R.A.F. Officer Flying Officer, Derrick Fletcher (23), only son of Mr....

Soldier – Tune, Ronald – P.O.W. in Singapore

August 1943
August 24, 1943 C.W.G.C. Gunner Ronald Tune Service Number: 942942 Royal Artillery 5 Field Regiment Died August 24th 1943 aged 24 years Buried or commemorated at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 2.K.51....

Tank Warfare – Mexboro’ Rotarian’s First-hand Impressions

September 1946
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 07 September 1946 Tank Warfare Mexboro’ Rotarian’s First-hand Impressions Rotarian J. B. Brooke Smith. Vice-president of the Mexborough and District...

King’s Message to Mexborough Ex-Sailor

June 1947
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 21 June 1947 King’s Message to Mexborough Ex-Sailor Demobilised from the Royal Navy 18 months ago with the rank of coxswain,...

Soldier – Lake, William Ellis – Guardsman Dies Of Wounds

June 1940
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 June 1940 Guardsman Dies Of Wounds Mexboro' Wife Bereaved Guardsman William Ellis Lake, of 143. Adwick Road, Mexborough, died...