1943
Soldier – Newby, Albert Edward – Repatriation Journey Ends at Sea
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943
Repatriation Journey Ends at Sea
Pte. Albert Edward Newby, a Sunderland soldier and formerly of Hoyland and Mexborough, was on...
Sailor – Hirst, John – Royal Navy
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943
Service Snaps
A.B. John Hirst (29), only son of Mr. Hirst, and the late Mrs. Hirst, of 5, Orchard Terrace,...
Sailor – Taylor, Alan – Globe Trotter At Seventeen
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943
Globe Trotter At Seventeen
Mexborough Seaman’s Travels
A Mexborough youth who, although only 17, has already seen a good deal...
Sailor – Venables, George – Moved To Germany
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943
Moved To Germany
Able Seaman George Venables is one of those prisoners of war recently transferred from Italy to Germany.
He...
Soldier – Evans – Convalesent Home
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943
L/Cpl. Evans of 11, Albert Road, Mexborough, and a friend, photographed at a British Convalescent Home in Algiers, where...
Soldier – Grainger, John – With H.M. Forces
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943
South Yorkshire Men With H.M. Forces
Gunner John Grainger, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grainger, ,of Hirstgate, Mexborough,...
Soldier – Ibbotson, John Richard – Policeman In India
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943
Policeman In India
Sgt. John Richard Ibbotson (27), of 8, Sarah Street, Mexborough, is serving with the Corps of Military...
Soldier – Kisby, James F. – Kept Malta Entertained
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943
Kept Malta Entertained
Versatile Mexborough Sapper
The “Teddy Brown of Malta,” the name given by the people of the George...
Soldier – Riley E. – Soldier’s Broadcast
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943
Soldier’s Broadcast
Mr. and Mrs. H. Riley, of 136, Hirstgate, Mexborough listened in on Sunday morning at 7-50 to a...
Soldier – Wadsworth, William Arthur – In Germany Now
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943
In Germany Now
“We have been doing a lot of travelling since last I wrote to you from Italy,” writes...