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Soldier –Polden, Arthur, Wilson – Awarded Military Cross

June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1918 Wath Officer Decorated A Birthday Honour   Major Arthtur Wilson Polden, third son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Polden, West...

Soldier – Kelham – Prisoner of War

1 June 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1918 Private Fred Kelham York and Lancaster Private Fred Keliham 15, Hoober  St., West Melton, is a prisoner in Germany. He enlisted...

Soldier – Parking, Arthur – Left Leg Amputated

July 1918
Mexborough and District Times July 20, 1918 Wath Patriotic Family Private A Parkin Mr and Mrs James Parkin, of Cemetery Road, Wath, and received news that their...

Soldier – Mapes O. – Missing

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 6, 1918 Sapper O. Mapes Royal Engineers Wath - Missing

Soldier – Greenway, James – Killed in Action

July 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 6, 1918 Private James Greenway West Riding Regiment Private Greenway, only son of Mr and Mrs Greenway, of Avenue Road, Wath on...

The District Campaign.

July 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 09 July 1918 The District Campaign. War Weapons Week campaigns were inaugurated in Swinton and Wath-upon-Dearne yesterday. Swinton aims at raising...

Young Boy Drowned

August 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 19 August 1918 John Edward Vessey, aged four years, son of a miner, of 90 Winter well Road, West Melton,...

Fatality at Manvers Main – Handyman Killed and Youth Badly Injured

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24 1918 Fatality at Manvers Main A Handyman Killed and Youth Badly Injured On Monday, Mr Kenyon Parker conducted an inquest at...

Bowls – Wath Win “Telegraph” Cup,

August 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 26 August 1918 Bowls. Wath Win “Telegraph” Cup, The final for the Sheffield Telegraph Cap was played on the Bramall...

Soldier – Carr – Wounded for Third time

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24, 1918 Private Carr Yorkshire Regiment Private Carr eldest son of Mr Mrs Fred Carr of West Melton, has been wounded for...