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Airman & Soldier – Fish, Dennis & Vera – Brother and Sister Serving

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944 Brother and Sister Serving The son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Fish of 28, Dryden Road, Mexborough, are...

Sailor – Horsfield, Kenneth William – Fleet Air Arm Observer Wins D.S.C.

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 Mexborough Man Wins D.S.C. Fleet Air Arm Observer Sub-Lieut. Kenneth William Horsfield (23), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Horsfield of...

Sailor – Langley, FRank – In Command of Minesweeper

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 10th, 1944 In Command of Minesweeper Mexborough Secondary School Master Lieut. Frank A. G. Langley R.N.V.R., a member of the staff of Mexborough...

Soldier – Higgins M. – In D-DAY Landings

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 In D-DAY Landings Mrs. M. Higgins, of 8, Argyle Street, Mexborough, had a pleasant surprise last weekend when their elder...

Soldier – Lockwood, Harry – South Yorkshire Boys in the Bahamas

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 10th, 1944 South Yorkshire Boys in the Bahamas This interesting photograph is of five South Yorkshire boys, all members of H. M....

Soldier – Wilkinson H. – Enjoying Army Life

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 17th, 1944 Pte. H. Wilkinson, of 21, Briton Street, Mexborough, is stationed in the Orkneys with the R.A.S.C., and is enjoying...

Soldier – Winfrow, Charles – Moonlight Attack

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 Moonlight Attack Cpl. Charles Winfrow (26), of 6, Victoria Street, Roman Terrace, Mexborough, is serving in Italy with a battalion...

Soldire – Lowe, Kenneth – Two Sons Prisoners

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944 Two Sons Prisoners News that her youngest son, Private Kenneth Lowe, (20), is now a prisoner in Germany, has been...

Editorial – Planning for Work

3 June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944 Planning for Work Though there is a negative quality about the Government’s White Paper on post-war employment, in that it...

Editorial – Well Begun

10 June 1944
South Yorkshire Times June 10, 1944 Well Begun At long last conjecture has given place to reality. The contact between Germany and the Allies broken off...