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Soldier – Evans, Rufus – Wounded Man Recovering

September 1944
South Yorkshire Timars, September 2nd 1944 Wounded Man Recovering Here is a picture of Pte. Rufus Evans, son of Mr. R. Evans, of 11, Albert Road,...

Soldier – Hill, Ronald – Wounded in Burma

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944 Wounded in Burma L/Cpl. Ronald Hill (20), only son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hill of 27, Cromwell Road, Mexborough,...

Soldier – Cutts, Wilson Jesse – Died in Holland

September 1944
September 30, 1944 C.W.G.C. Lance Bombardier Wilson Jesse Cutts Service Number 11408335 Royal Artillery 392 Bty., Lt. A. A. Regt. Died September 30th 1944 aged 32 years Buried or commemorated...

Sailor – Booth, John – Prisoner Of War

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944 Prisoner Of War Leading Seaman John Booth (24), R.N. of 20 Avenue Road, Wath, who was reported missing from operations...

Soldier – Moore, Stanley – Silence Broken

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944 Silence Broken After having received no news for over 12 weeks from her husband, Guardsman Stanley Moore (33) who is...

Soldier – Wilkinson G.W. – Fortunate Escape

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944 Fortunate Escape Trooper G. W. Wilkinson (29), of 62, East View, Mexborough, had a fortunate escape when the tank he...

Editorial – How Long?

2 September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944 How Long? Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war.  Names rendered familiar by the swaying...

Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out

9 September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944 Sparring For the Knock-Out Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...

Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival

16 September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944 The Nazi Struggle for Survival Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...

Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival

16 September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944 The Nazi Struggle for Survival Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...