1945
Airman – Fletcher, Derrick – Young Pilot Killed – Family’s Tragic Loss
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1945
Young Pilot Killed
Mexborough Family’s Tragic Loss
A Mexborough R.A.F. Officer Flying Officer, Derrick Fletcher (23), only son of Mr....
Soldier – Reed, Sidney Gordon – Awarded B.E.M.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 13 January 1945
Awarded B.E.M.
Sgt. Sidney Gordon Reed (30), son of Mr., and the late Mrs. Reed, of 1, Dudley...
Soldier – Briggs, George William – Killed in Action
South Yorkshire Times, March 24th 1945
Gnr. George William Briggs
Mr. J. Briggs, 40, Swinton Road, Mexborough, has received news that his son, Gnr. George William...
Soldier – Thorpe, Albert Bateson -Gallantry in Italy Wins M.M.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 31 March 1945
Gallantry in Italy
Mexborough Man Wins M.M.
L/Cpl. Albert Bateson Thorpe, Royal Signals, whose parents live at 34,...
Sailor – Barnett, David Beresford – Mexborough Sailor Killed
South Yorkshire Times, April 14th 1945
Bad News Follows Good
Mexborough Sailor Killed
Within three hours of her brother Pte Archie Freeman (28), arriving home from Northern...
Soldier – Goddard, John – C.W.G.C.
April 19th 1945
From C.W.G.C:
Private John Goddard
Service Number 14751890
King’s Own Scottish Borderers 5th Battalion
Date of death April 19th 1945
Aged 19 years
Buried or commemorated at Becklingen...
Soldier – Atkins, Ronald – In Memorium
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th 1945
On Active Service - In Memoriam
Atkins
In loving memory of my pal, Ron, killed in action in France June 15th...
Airman – Platt, Harold – Buried In Norway
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1945
Buried In Norway
Mrs. H. Platt, wife of Flying Officer Harold Platt, who, as reported in the South Yorkshire Times...
Airman – Platt, Harold – Killed In Norway – R.A.F. Officer in Crash
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1945
Killed In Norway
Mexborough R.A.F. Officer in Crash
The tragic news that their son, Flying Officer Harold Platt had been killed...
Airman – Swingler, Derrick – Lost in Operations
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th 1945
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Swingler of 33, Hampden Road, Mexborough, that their son, Sergeant Derrick...