January 1940
Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Nazi Air Force's Busy Day
Planes Over British Coast
Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped
Italian Volunteers...
Sailor – Dodsworth H. – In River Plate Battle.
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940
In River Plate Battle.
Wath had also its representative in the battle of the River Plate, when the British...
Sailor – Hibbert, Jim – On The Ocean Wave
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
On The Ocean Wave
This page of news and pictures about South Yorkshire men serving in...
Sailor – Viccars, Stanley – Wath Colliery Seaman
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
A Swinton Seaman
A.B. Seaman Stanley Viccars, aged 22, a seaman gunner, only son of Mr. and...
Sailors – Hibberd, Fred & Jim – Brothers Favour Navy
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940
Brothers Favour Navy
Mr. and Mrs.. T. Hibberd, of West Melton, have two sons serving in the Navy.
The older,...
Soldier – Stocks E.W. – Doing his Bit
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Service Snaps
Private E. W. Stocks, of 3, Canal Terrace, is another Wath man doing his bit...
Soldier – Taylor, Harry – Service Snaps
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
Service Snaps
Private Harry Taylor, aged 19, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor, of Riley...
Soldier – Brown A.– He Likes It
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
He Likes It
"The men who are called up under the new age draft have nothing to be afraid...
Soldiers & Sailor – Edwards Brothers – Three Wath Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
Three Wath Brothers
Three sons of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. E. Edwards, 31. Burman...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...