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Soldier – Freeman, Archie – Military Medal

June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1918 Sergeant Archie Freeman South Wales Borderers Sergeant Freeman, 138 Main Street Mexborough,who was presented with the Military Medal on Whit Monday...

Soldiers – Wells – How a D.C.M. was Won

June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 8, 1918 Company Sgt.-Maior Ridgill Hutton Wells (Royal Fusiliers), (picture left) eldest son of Mrs Wells, Market Street,  Mexborough, won...

Soldiers – Lewis, Arthur & Albert – One Wounded & One Gassed,

1 June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1918 Mexborough Brothers. One Wounded and One Gassed, Private Arthur Lewis (K.O.Y.L.I.) and Private Albert Lewis (Northumberland Fusiliers) Official news has been...

Soldier – Hoxton J.W. – Killed

60 June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1918 Sergeant J.W.Hoxton, M.M. York and Lancaster Mexborough – Killed

Headmaster Joins the Army

July 1918
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 26 July 1918 William Winstanley, head master of the Central Boys' School. Mexborough, a member the Urban Council,...

Tired of Being a Deserter

July 1918
Leeds Mercury - Tuesday 16 July 1918 Tired of Being a Deserter Wilson Thompson, of Mexborough, pleaded guilty at Doncaster yesterday to being a deserter from...

Soldier – Edwards, Morris – Wounded and Prisoner

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918 Private. Horace Hepworth East Yorkshire Regiment Private. Horace Hepworth, 4, Kirkby street, .Mexboro', is reported wounded and a prisoner...

Soldiers – Brown Brothers – Captured, Wounded & Missing

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918 Three Mexboro' Brothers Captured, Wounded, and Missing, Pie. Edward Brown. (South Wales Borderers) (picture, left), 3, Lower Dolcliffe road, Mexboro'...

Soldier – Rothery J.S.– Died in France

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918 Sgt. J. S. Rothery (A.S.C.M.T.) Army Service Corps - Mech Transport Mexboro'. Died in France, From C.W.G.C.: Sergeant ROTHERY, J Service Number M2/019330 Died 25/06/1918 16th Motor...

Soldier – Squires, Henry – In Hospital

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918 Pte. Henry Squires Royal Warwickshire Regt. Private Squires, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Squires, Doncaster road, was...