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Soldier – Lightly, Albert – Wath Officer Missing.

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Wath Officer Missing. 2nd-Lieut, Albert Lightly. East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd-Lt. Albert Lightly (East Yorks.), third son of Mrs. and the late...

Soldier – Lord, Bernard – Wounded by Shrapnel in Back

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Sergt. Bernard Lord. Mr. W. Lord, of Moor road, has received the intimation that his brother, Sgt. Bernard Lord...

Soldier – Bradley, Albert – Killed in Action

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Albert Bradley, A.B. Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division Albert Bradley of Sandymount, Wath-upon-Dearne, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo....

Soldier – Kettlewell, George – Died in Canadian Hospital

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918 Private George Kettlewell (Northumberland Fusiliers) Private Kettlewell, Cortworth View, Newhill, Wath upon-Dearne, died in a Canadian hospital France on April...

Soldier – Beck – Officer Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 25 1918 Wath Officer Missing. Second Lieutenant Beck (D.C.M.) The wife and relatives of 2nd-Lieut. Beck (D.C.M.) who resides at West Melton,...

Soldier – Mack H. – Prisoner in Germany

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 11, 1918 Pte. H Mack South Staffordshire Regiment Private Mack is officially reported missing from MarcMexborough and Swinton Times May 11,...

Soldier – Mapes J.W. – Officially Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918 Pte. J. W. Mapes West Yorkshires Private Mapes, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Mapes, Chapel-street, Wath-upon-Dearne, is officially reported...

Soldier – Pike, Frank – Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918 Lance Corporal Frank Pike York and Lancaster Lcp. Pike who was formerly in the employment of Messrs. Stanley and Sons,...

Soldier – Sleight – Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 25 1918 Pte. Sleight West Yorkshires Private Sleight, of Hollowgate Av., Wath, is reported missing. Any news concerning him will be gratefully welcomed. He...

Soldier – Theaker J. – Hospital with Trench Fever &Bronchitis

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 11, 1918 Sapper J Theaker Royal Engineers Sapper J. Theaker 21, single, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Theaker, Norton road...