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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...

Soldier – Morris, David Hugh – Killed in Action

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 21, 1918 Private David Hugh Morris Highland Light Infantry Private David Morris, 54 Albert Rd, West Melton, was killed in action in...

Soldier – Speight J.W.– Died on Active Service

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 14, 1918 Sergeant J.W. Speight York and Lancaster West Melton – Died on active service From C.W.G.C.: Sergeant SPEIGHT, J W Service Number 12677 Died 21/11/1918 Aged 29 7th...

Romance of Gunner’s 1914 Letter.

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 19 December 1918 Romance of Gunner’s 1914 Letter. The promise a Belgian gentleman made to the soldier son Mrs. Wain...

When Zeppelins Came

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 04 December 1918 When Zeppelins Came The Mexborough district was subjected to a severe aerial attack on the night of September...