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Soldier – Hornsby, Ernest – Died of Dysentery

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 15 1916 Private Ernest Hornsby, 25th Royal Fusiliers Died of Dysentery

Soldier – Stead, Harold – Missing since Loos

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 15, 1916 Private Harold Stead, 10th Northumberland Fusiliers Private Harold Stead of 51, Dodsworth Street, Mexborough, has been missing since the...

Soldier – Taylor, Ernest – Wounded and in Hopspital

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 1916 Private Ernest Taylor 10th York and Lancs Private Ernest Taylor, 33 Kirby Street, Mexborough was wounded in Flanders on December...

Soldier – Twigg, Ernest – Wounded and in Hospital

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 1916   Lance Corporal Ernest Twigg, Mexborough 5th York and Lancaster Private Taylor (10th York and Lancaster) of 33 Kirkby St, Mexborough, was...

Soldiers – Cooke Brothers – Two Wounded

January 1916
  Heroes All Four Mexborough Brothers; Two Wounded Private G.A. Cooke, 9th K O Y L I Lance Corporal Sydney Cooke, 8th K O Y L I Private G.A....

Wounded Soldiers at Mexborough Hospital

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 1, 1916 Wounded Soldiers at Mexborough Hospital Wounded soldiers at the Montagu Hospital make the most of their enforced confinement during...

A ‘Bus Accident

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 26, 1916 A party, numbering about 30 members of the Wesleyan Brotherhood, had a somewhat startling experience on Saturday night...

Mexborough Athlete’s Fate – Victim to “Spotted Fever” – Blow to Local Sport

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12, 1916 Mexborough Athlete's Fate Mr Walter Nicholson A Victim to "Spotted Fever" Blow to Local Sport            

Soldier – Briggs W.H. – No Hope. Mexborough Man’s fate

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 5, 1916 No Hope Mexborough man’s Fate Private WH Briggs, Mexborough (6th York and Lancs) Mrs Briggs of 10, Foundry Lane, Mexborough, has been...

Soldier – Brown F.R. – Wounded in Action

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 5, 1916 Rifleman F.R. Brown (7th K.R.R.) of 12 John Street, Mexborough, wopunded in action on January 19th. He is 21, married and...