1940
Soldier – Godfrey, Ernest – Serving in France
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!
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.”
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”
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
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
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
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)
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 24, 1940
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Mexborough Town F.C. 1906-7
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
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940
Local Lads in France
Here are six South Yorkshire lads snapped "somewhere in France," by a young...