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Soldier – Clarke, Wilfred – Prisoner Of War

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 15th, 1944 Prisoner Of War Mr. and Mrs. C. Clake, of Helena Street, Mexborough, have received a letter from their son L/Sgt....

Soldier – Dixon, Harry – Service Snaps

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 10, 1943 Service Snaps Richard Harry Dixon (23), of 5, Derwent Terrace, Mexborough, has served with the Royal Field Artillery for three...

Soldier – Price A. – Wounded in Burma

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Wounded in Burma Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Price, 106, Hirstgate, Mexborough, have received news that their youngest son, Private...

Soldier – Smith, Frank – Returned Home

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Returned Home Sunburnt and fit, Mexborough soldier, Corporal Frank Smith (25), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Smith, of...

Soldiers – Ashton Brothers – Brothers Meet in Italy

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Brothers Meet in Italy Driver Ashton (23) and Pte. Kenneth Ashton (26), second and youngest sons of the late Mr....

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Editorial – Shadow and Substance

22 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Shadow and Substance Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...

Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...