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Marconigrams – October 14th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Marconigrams Full details of the extremely serious effect the present low coal output will have on military operations, and at...

Marconigrams – October 21st, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Marconigrams Lieut-Col. H. S. Walker of Tankersley has been awarded the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ certificate...

Marconigrams – October 7th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Marconigrams Final returns show that the schools of the country which set themselves a £10,000,00 Salute the Solider target, raised...

Marconigrams, October 28th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Marconigrams Wath Main Colliery Co. have declared an interim dividend of 3%. In order to obtain funds for recreational and social...

Airman – Christieson J.R. – Glider Pilot Missing

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Glider Pilot Missing Mrs. K. E. Christieson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Booker, 55, Adwick Road, Mexborough, on Friday...

Airman – Scales, George Henry – Missing After Arnhem

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Missing After Arnhem Mexborough Corporal “It was only by his example of fearlessness that spirits could be kept up.  Some of...

Airman – Hodgkinson, Sidney – Air Gunner Missing

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Air Gunner Missing Mrs. Hodgkinson, only daughter of Mr. C. Marks, a well-known tradesman and Mrs. Marks of 68, Main...

Soldier – Bernard, Rev. Geoffrey – Died in Active Service

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Rev. Geoffrey Bernard News of the death on active service in Italy, on October 11th, of the Rev. Geoffrey Bernard,...

Soldier – Jones G.D. – Killed in Italy

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Pte. G. D. Jones – Killed in Italy Here is a photograph of Private George Douglas Jones, elder son of...

Soldier – Morley, Jack – Killed In Italy

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1944 Killed In Italy Young Mexborough Lieutenant Jack Morley, second son of Mr. G. H. Morley, a director of...