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December 1918

Wath Councillor’s Funeral – Death Robs Thurnscoe.

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 13 December 1918 Death Robs Thurnscoe. After an illness lasting only a few days, Councillor William Riley, landlord of the...

War Veterans Should Come Home First.

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 13 December 1918 War Veterans Should Come Home First. Colonel Mitchell had highly encouraging meeting at Wath last night. Councillor W. Hallett...

Wentworth Division – Mrs. Mitchell Addresses Lady Electors At Wath.

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 13 December 1918 Wentworth Division. Mrs. Mitchell Addresses Lady Electors At Wath. The campaign of Colonel Mitchell, the official Coalition...

Cinema – Empire & Grand

December 1918
Mexborough and South Yorkshire Times December 28, 1918

Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of...

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Battle Honours. Local Decorations During The Great War. A Remarkable List We give below a list of the men of this...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Victory Year. The Stirring Events of 1918. South Yorkshire's Part in the Final Effort. We have passed through the year of...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 While the battle raged on the Western Front, the people in the South Yorkshire district were doing their...

Soldier – Harrison J.W.– Wounded and Amputation

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 21, 1918 Private J.W.Harrison Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Private J. W. Harrison 3, Biscay Bank, Wath on Dearne, was wounded in the...

Soldier – Vaughan, Harry – Wounded in Hospital

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 14, 1918 Pte. Harry Vaughan York and Lancaster Private Vaughan, 46, Church st., Wath on Dearne, has been wounded, and is in...

Soldier – Johnson, John – Killed by Machine Gun Bullet

December 1918
  Mexborough and Swinton Times December 21, 1918 Lance Corporal John Johnson Durham Light Infantry Lance Corporal John Johnson, Brampton road, West Melton, aged 20 was born at...