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Soldier – Archer W.A.S. – Mentioned in Dispatches
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 25 July 1942
Mentioned in Dispatches
Sapper William Alfred Stephenson Archer (27), only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Archer, of...
Soldier – Banks, George – Mexborough Trio Meet
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 July 1942
Mexborough Trio Meet
"Three Mexboro' boys who have been serving with the Middle East Forces for eighteen...
Soldier – Brammer, Douglas – Missing In Middle East
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 July 1942
Missing In Middle East
Three days after receiving an airgraph saying he was In good health and thanking...
Soldier – Deakin, Charles – Stalag 88
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 July 1942
A Group of South Yorkshire lads now prisoners of war in Germany at Stalag 88. This picture...
Soldier – Evans, Ernest Hardy – Prisoner Of War
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 25 July 1942
Prisoner Of War
Mr. and Mrs. E. Evans, 2, Highfield Cottages, Main Street, Mexborough, received news on Friday...
Soldier – Grint, William Henry – Prisoner of War
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 25 July 1942
Prisoner Of War
Notification that her husband, William Henry Grint (34), who was reported missing at Hong Kong...
Soldier – Hardeman, Harold – Snapshot from India
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 July 1942
Snapshot from India
L/Cpl. Harold Hardeman, son of Mrs. And the late Mr. W. Hardeman, 36 Cromwell Road,...
Soldier – Heap, Harold – Bothered by Mosquitoes
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 July 1942
Bothered by Mosquitoes
L/Bombardier Harold Heap (20), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Heap, 16 Spencer Street,...
Soldiers – Lowe Brothers – Three Brothers Serving
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 25 July 1942
Three Brothers Serving
Mr. and Mr. J. Lowe, 50a, Market Street, Mexborough, have three sons in the...
Editorial – Backs to the Wall
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 July 1942
Backs to the Wall
News from the Middle East, more curt and cautious in the hour...