1917
Sailor – Hitchen, Ezra – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 19, 1917
Able Seaman Ezra Major Hitchen
of New Wombwell was killed in action on April 28.
His mother has received the...
Soldier – Fernehough, Arthur – Confirmed Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1917
Private Arthur Fernehough
(K.O.S.B.)
who has been missing since July 1916 is now reported killed. He enlisted in 1915, and...
Soldier – Hayes F. – Wounded Again
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 5, 1917
Private F Hayes
(York and Lancaster)
enlisted in November 1914 and at Christmas 1915, went to Egypt.
Shortly after this he...
Soldier – Higginbottom R. – Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1917
Private R Higginbottom
(York & Lancaster)
Wombwell - Killed
From C.W.G.C.: (possibly):
Rank: Private
Service No: 14/1330
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster...
Soldier – Levitt, George – Wounded Again
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 12, 1917
Private George Levitt
(Manchester Regiment)
has been wounded a second time. He enlisted in January 1915, and was drafted to...
Soldier – Lowther, William – In Hospital with Leg Wound
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 5, 1917
Sgt William Lowther, Military Medallist
4 Cemetery Rd, Wombwell, has been admitted into hospital in Edinburgh, with a wound...
Soldier – Sokell, Stanley – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1917
Private S Sokell
Mr Herbert Sokell, Hough Lane, Wombwell, has just received information that his son Stanley of the...
Wombwell Golden Wedding
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917
Wombwell Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs George James
Mr and Mrs George James of 26 Kelvin Grove, Wombwell, have just...
Wombwell Pluck – Scoutmaster Rescues Three Children
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917
Wombwell Pluck - Scoutmaster Rescues Three Children
On Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock, three children named Joe, Ethel and...
Wombwell War Worker’s Manifold Activities
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917
Wombwell War Worker
Mr Shillito’s Manifold Activities
Mr Jabez Shillito, one of Wombwell’s busy workers, is the headmaster of Park...