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Soldier – Godfrey, Ernest – Serving in France

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 Service Snaps Lance/Sergeant Ernest Godfrey (24). married, of 27, Windhill Terrace. Mexborough, is serving in France. He...

Soldier – Guy, Alfred – Not Surprising!

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 Not Surprising! It is hardly surprising that Alfred Guy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Guy, 75,...

Soldier – Jacques, Margery – In The “W.A.T S.”

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940 In The "W.A.T S." Serving with the "W.A.T.S." is Margery Jacques, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jacques,...

Soldier – Rowntree A. – An Early “Casualty”

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 An Early "Casualty" Private A. Rowntree, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Rowntree, 36, Main Street, Mexborough,...

Soldier – Coyne, Vernon – Service Snaps

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940 Service Snaps Driver Vernon Coyne, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coyne, of 36, Chaucer Road, Mexborough,...

Editorial – Frozen War

6 January 1940
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940 Frozen War Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...

Wedding – Walton & Unwin

February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 February 1940 Miss Emma Walton, younger daughter of Coun. and Mrs. J. Walton, 35, Dryden Road, Mexborough, was...

Cinemas – Empire, Majestic, Oxford – Confessions of Nazi Spy (video)

February 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 24, 1940 From YouTube:

Mexborough Town F.C. 1906-7

February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940 Mexborough Town F.C. 1906-7 Do you remember these lads of the Mexborough Town side that went through...

Local Lads in France

February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940 Local Lads in France Here are six South Yorkshire lads snapped "somewhere in France," by a young...