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Airman – Daines, Arthur Henry – Presumed Killed

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 10th, 1944 Presumed Killed Sergt. Arthur Henry Daines (19), only son Mr. and Mrs. D. Daines, “Melrose,”, Doncaster Road, Mexboro’, was reported...

Airman – Harrison, Farewell – Reported Missing – Recorded Dead

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 17th, 1944 Reported Missing Sergeant Farewell Harrison, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, 21, Oxford Street, Roman Terrace, Mexborough, has been...

Airman – Dennis, Reginald Jeptha – Mentioned In Dispatches

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 Mentioned In Dispatches Flight Lieutenant Reginald Jeptha Dennis, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Dennis, of Mexborough, has been...

Airman – Harrison, Harold – Hoping For News

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 Hoping For News The wife of Cpl. Harold Harrison, R.A.F., of whom nothing has been heard since he was reported...

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...