1942 Quarter 1
Soldier – Reynolds, Ellis – Missing after Singapore Capitulation
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942
Missing after Singapore Capitulation
Mr. and Mrs. H. Reynolds, Frederick Street, Mexborough, have been notified from the War...
Soldier – Jordan, Thomas Edward – Killed in Germany
March 10th 1942
Sergeant THOMAS EDWARD JORDAN
Service Number: 568237
Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force 149 Sqdn.
Date of Death Died 10 March...
Soldier – Laverack W.H. – Missing in Malaya – Killed
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942
Missing in Malaya
Mrs. Laverack, of 12, Wragby Row, Wath Road, Mexborough, has received notification that her husband,...
Editorial – Loss Upon Loss!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 March 1942
Loss Upon Loss!
Java and Lower Burma have vanished for a time beneath the Japanese tidal wave....
Editorial – Time To Strip
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 March 1942
Time To Strip
The Allies continue to wage unequal war in the Pacific.
The scene changes to Java...
Editorial – The Next Round
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 21 March 1942
The Next Round
Mr. Roosevelt has answered Mr. Curtin's appeal with an expeditionary force for Australia under...
Editorial – Australia
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942
Australia
The queer squabble over the appointment of Mr. Casey to Cairo is symptomatic of the strain...
Editorial – Malta
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942
Malta
Heroic Malta is gain passing through a period of storm. This devoted outpost is braving and...