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Airman- Breedon, William – “Father” Of Unit

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 "Father" Of Unit L/Ac. William Breedon, of 34, Doncaster Road, Mexborough, served during the last war with the...

Soldier – Bamforth, Alfred – In Grenadier Guards

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Service Snaps Formerly employed by Mexborough U.D.C., Guardsman Alfred Bamforth, has now been in the Grenadier Guards for...

Soldier – Sissons A.E. – Bush “Catch”

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 This picture of a group of South Yorkshire lads has arrived from India. It has come from...

Soldier – Thompson, Ivy – With A.T.S.

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 With A.T.S. Pte. Ivy Thompson (21), who lives with her sister, Mrs. C. Morris, at 64, East View,...

Soldier – Venables, Raymond – P.O.W. in German Stalag

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 A photograph has been received by his mother, of Fusilier Raymond Venables, of 43, Morton Road, Mexborough,...

Soldiers – Field, George & Spence, Roy – Father and Son Meet

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 Father and Son Meet Lance-cpl. George Field (46), of 4, Wilson Street, Mexborough, at present serving in India,...

Editorial – Waiting

1 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 August 1942 Waiting Waiting is a test of nerve and spirit. It is an ordeal which may be selfimposed from...

Editorial – Congress Exposed

8 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 Congress Exposed Amongst other preoccupations the news out of India is unpleasantly inopportune though the latest revelation...

Editorial – The Battering Ram

15 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 The Battering Ram Figures issued this week showing the development of the British air offensive against Germany...

Editorial – A Wonderful Journey (video)

22 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 A Wonderful Journey A year ago Mr. Churchill made his first big journey of the war, meeting...