September 1917
Champion Schoolboy.
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 8 1937
Champion Schoolboy.
William Skidmore (12). son of Mrs. Skidmore, 91, Brampton Road Wombwell and the late Mr. Ernest Skidmore...
Wombwell Ladies Cricket Team
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 29, 1917
The new Wombwell Ladies Cricket Team, who have played three matches and won them all.
Reading from left to...
Soldier – Fletcher, Oswald – Wounds & Septic Poisoning
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 22, 1917
Private Oswald Fletcher
Private Fletcher of Barnsley Rd, Wombwell, for some time has been suffering from wounds received in...
Soldier – Riley, Horace Samuel – Missing, Prisoner
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 29, 1917
Wombwell Corporal missing
Lance Corporal Horace Samuel Riley
Lance Cpl Riley has been reported missing since July 20, 1917.
His parents...
Soldier – Tune G.E.– Wombwell Officer Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 8, 1917
Wombwell Officer Wounded
Second Lt G.E.Tune (York and Lancaster), eldest son of Mr and Mrs Edward Tune, of Branksome,...
Soldiers – Wrigglesworth T. and G.– Brothers Both Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 1, 1917
Sgt T Wrigglesworth (New Zealand contingent) (right )was wounded on July 31 and is now in a convalescent...
Soldier – Drudy, Tom – Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 1, 1917
Private Tom Drudy
Coldstream Guards
Private Drudy has been killed in action in France.
He joined in April 1915.
A letter of...
Soldier – Parkin G.W.– Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 8, 1917
Private George W Parkin
Lincolns
Wombwell – Killed
From C.W.G.C.:
Private
PARKIN, GEORGE WILLIAM
Service Number 31525
Died 26/07/1917
Aged 19
6th Bn.
Lincolnshire Regiment
Son of John and...
Soldier – Hoyland, Arthur – Prisoner of War
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 29, 1917
Wombwell Prisoner of War
Private Arthur Hoyland (York and Lancaster) joined the colours in September 1914, nor three years...
Soldier – Woolcott, Israel – M.M. for Sergeant
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 22, 1917
Military Medal for Wombwell Sergeant
Sgt Israel Woolcott (York and Lancaster) has received the Military Medal for showing conspicuous...