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Sailor – Scutt G.E.– Missing – Now Safe

June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 Missing—Now Safe. News has come to hand that Chief Petty Officer G. E. Scutt (25), son of...

Soldier – Holmes, Jack – Prisoner of War

June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941 Prisoner of War Mrs A Porter, of 9 , Marshall Grove, Wath, has been informed that her son, Private...

Brampton 160 Wath 86 – Consistent Playing Gives Brampton Victory

7 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 Mexborough’s Surprise Defeat Hargreaves' Fine Innings Mexborough were surprisingly defeated by eight wickets by Doncaster Town...

Editorial – After Crete

7 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 After Crete For the fourth time the Nazis have thrust us into the sea. Our expulsion...

Editorial – “The Answer to Defeat is Victory”

14 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1941 "The Answer to Defeat is Victory" Mr. Churchill's speech on Tuesday, dispelled the thundercloud that settled...

Editorial – The Tragedy of Syria

21 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 June 1941 The Tragedy of Syria Against brave resistance bred of loyalty to a bad cause, we are...

Editorial – Russia – Rash Rupture

28 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 June 1941 Russia - Rash Rupture It is perhaps too early yet to hope that the war has now...