June 1940
Airman – Hibbert, Edward – Missing Airman
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 June 1940
Missing Airman
Mr. and Mrs. Hibbert, of 40. West Road, Mexborough, have received news, that that their...
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 – Lake, William Ellis – Guardsman Dies Of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 June 1940
Guardsman Dies Of Wounds
Mexboro' Wife Bereaved
Guardsman William Ellis Lake, of 143. Adwick Road, Mexborough, died...
Soldier – Rhodes, Arthur Cecil – Died, Aged 21
June 17, 1940
From C.W.G.C.:
Private ARTHUR CECIL RHODES
Service Number: 7611557
Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Army Ordnance Corps 4 Base Ammunition Depot
Date of Death ...
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, Wath Road,...
Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1940
Base Betrayal
So far the war has brought little but shocks and surprises. The latest and greatest is...
Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 8, 1940
De Novo
Our immense thankfulness for the substantial rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded...
Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940
France's Agony
The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...
Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1940
Alas For France
Our unhappy Ally has been struck down at our side and we fight on—alone. Yet not...
Editorial – Pawned By Petain
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 June 1940
Pawned By Petain
Mr. Churchill has said sufficient to indicate that the French capitulation, if not...