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Sailor – Wright, Stanley – Mexborough Sailor’s B.E.M.

December 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 December 1942 Mexborough Sailor's B.E.M. At a recent investiture at Buckingham Palace the British Empire Medal was presented by...

Soldier – Cooper, Ernest – With The Eighth Army  

December 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 December 1942 With The Eighth Army   Trooper Ernest Cooper, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Cooper, of 18....

Soldier – Hamon, Ernest – Letters Wanted

December 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 26 December 1942 Letters Wanted Gunner Ernest J. Hamon of 73, Pitt Street. Mexborough, who is in Iraq has sent us...

Soldier – Hanby A. – Rose From Ranks

December 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 19 December 1942 Rose From Ranks   Lieut. A. Hanby, a native of Mexborough, joined the Army in February, 1920, at the...

Editorial – A Lead for the World

5 December 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 December 1942 A Lead For The World Not only post-war planning, but the present energy which the British people...

Groundsman Leaves

12 December 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 December 1942 Groundsman Leaves Mr. Les Machin, groundsman at Mexborough Athletic Club for the last five years and well known...

Editorial – Closing In

19 December 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 19 December 1942 Closing In The sudden melting away of what is left of the Afrika Korps from the reputedly formidable...

Editorial – The Mark of the Beast

26 December 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 26 December 1942 The Mark of the Beast Winter relief funds and the sedatives provided by Doctor Goebbels and his hard-worked...