1917
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...
Dead in Workhouse Yard
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 24 October 1917
Walter Skelton (33), whose home is at Wombwell, and who since 1912 has been an inmate of...
Borough Powers Wanted
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 22 October 1917
Borough Powers Wanted
The Wombwell and the Darfield Urban Councils met in private conference at Wombwell Friday, to...
Soldier – Ennis W.– Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917
Private W Ennis
Low Valley – Killed
From C.W.G.C.:
Private
ENNIS, W
Service Number 23608
Died 26/09/1917
Aged 23
7th Bn.
York and Lancaster Regiment
Son of Thomas...
Soldier – Hoyland C.H. – Died in France
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 20, 1917
Private C.H.Hoyland
Jump – died in France
From C.W.G.C.:
Lance Corporal
HOYLAND, CHARLES HENRY
Service Number 602139
Died 10/04/1917
Aged 27
15th Bn.
Canadian Infantry
attd. 3rd
Canadian Light...
Soldier – Fulford, Samson – Killed In Action by Explosive Shell
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917
Private Samson Fulford
Leicester Regiment
Private Fulford was killed in action of September 10 by a high explosive shell.
His Sergeant,...
Soldier – Hargate P.– Killed In Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917
Pioneer P Hargate
Royal Engineers
Pioneer P Hargate, Broomhill, Wombwell, who enlisted about two years ago, and had seen much...
Soldier – Waring H.– Awarded Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917
Medal for Wombwell Man
Taking Ammunition to The Trenches
Lance Corporal H Waring (Scottish borderers) of 56 Spring Gardens, Wombwell,...