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Soldier – Morley, Jack – Killed In Italy – Young Mexborough Officer

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

Soldier – Pashley, George Kenneth – Killed in Action

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Killed in Action Mr. and Mrs. W. Pashley, of Ivy Cottage, Adwick-on-Dearne, have received news that their son, Gnr. George...

Soldier – Swindells, Fred – Wants News Of Dead Son

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Mexborough Woman Wants News Of Dead Son News has reached Mrs. J. M. Swindells, 42, Morton Road, Mexborough, that her...

Airman – Newby, Jim – Commission in R.A.F.

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Commission in R.A.F. Sgt. Navigator Jim Newby (25), their youngest son, has written to Mr. and Mrs. A. Newby, 64,...

Airman – Sarjantson, John William – Missing At Arnhem

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Missing At Arnhem Staff-Sgt. Glider Pilot John William Sarjantson (21) has been reported missing following the airborne landing at Arnhem,...

Soldier – Beeson, Roy – In “Liberation” Stakes

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 In “Liberation” Stakes Pte. Roy Beeson (20) son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Beeson of 49, Morton Road, Mexborough, was...

Soldier – Glennon, Thomas – Missing in Arnhem

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Missing in Arnhem Here is a photograph of Pte. Thomas Glennon, who, as reported in our last issue, has been...

Soldier – Stephenson W.H. – Sixth Year On Service

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Sixth Year On Service Spr. W. H. Stephenson, a Mexborough man serving with South East Asia Command has written to...

Soldiers – Stacey, Frank & Eric – On Leave

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 On Leave Cpl. Frank Stacey served for two years in Iraq before being moved to Belgium and before joining up...

Editorial – A Winter Campaign?

7 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 A Winter Campaign? With Christmas less than three months away and the Germans still hanging on grimly to their frontier...