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Some Memorable Dates in 1943

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Looking Back Some Memorable Dates in 1943 January 9 – Announced that Mr. Frank Doxey, manager of Grimethorpe Colliery had been appointed...

Soldier – Goff, Lesley Ronald – Gunner Killed

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 January 1944 Gunner Killed Gunner Lesley Ronald Goff (25), whose wife lives at 81, Arnold Crescent, Mexboro', has been killed...

Soldier – Cutts, Jean – Four years with A.T.S.

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 Four years with A.T.S. Pte. Jean Cutts, R.A., younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cutts, of 78, Chaucer Road,...

Soldier – Morley, Jack – Commissioned

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Commissioned A commission has been granted to Jack Morley (20), younger son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Morley, of...

Soldier – Smith, Gilbert – New Year “Gift.”

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 New Year “Gift.” New Year’s Day brought first news from her husband in a Japanese prison camp for Mrs. Smith,...

Soldier – Taylor G.W.J. – 21st Birthday Abroad

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 29, 194400ws 21st Birthday Abroad Pte. George William Johnson Taylor, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Taylor, of 8, Cowper...

Soldier – Thornton, William – Now Sergeant

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 15, 1944 Now Sergeant Recently reference was made in our columns to two sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thornton, 50, Doncaster...

Editorial – Into the New Year

1 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 January 1944 Into the New Year As we stand on the threshold of the New Year there is an air...

Editorial – Russian Recoil

8 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 January 1944 Russian Recoil It is nearly two and a half years since the German armies crossed the old Soviet-...

Editorial – Pitfalls of Peace

22 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 22 January 1944 Pitfalls of Peace An estrangement such as that which has developed between the Soviet and the Polish Governments is the...