September 1918
Wombwell Boy Hero
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 12 September 1918
Wombwell Boy Hero
The Wombwell Urban Council has decided to recommend to the notice of the Royal Humane ...
Sale This Day (Thursday), At 12 O’clock.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 26 September 1918
56 High Street, Wombwell.
Sale This Day (Thursday), At 12 O’clock.
SALE OF 20 HORSES (13 Cart...
Wombwell Church Lads Brigade in Camp
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 6 1919
Wombwell Church Lads Brigade in Camp
The photograph shows members of the Wombwell, C.L.B., in camp at Brecon.
The...
Silver Badge Man’s Recall
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 28 September 1918
Silver Badge Man’s Recall
Thomas Milburn, Wombwell miner, who had been arrested on military information, was charged...
Thief Who Sampled the Hotel Wine
Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 21 September 1918
Thief Who Sampled the Hotel Wine
George Hague was charged at Doncaster, today, with house-breaking and stealing money...
Soldier – Hilton, Allen – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1918
Private Allen Hilton
York and Lancaster
Private Hilton, 16 Princes Street, Wombwell, was killed in action in France on August...
Soldier – Vaughan, James – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 7, 1918
Private James Vaughan
East Yorkshire Regiment
Private Vaughan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Vaughan, 12, Murtle road, Wombwell,...
Soldier – Barraclough, Walter – D.C.M.
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1918
War Honours
Local Promotions and Decorations
Sergeant Walter Barraclough
Sergeant Barraclough, Kelvin Grove, Wombwell has been awarded the D.C.M.
Soldier – Lumb G.– D.C.M.
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1918
Company Sergeant Major Lumb
York and Lancaster
Company Sgt.-Major G. Lumb, of Jump, Wombwell, has been awarded the D.C.M.
It is...
Soldiers – Military Medals and a Promotion
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 7, 1918
Military Medals and a Promotion
Second Lieutenant E.W. Laidlaw (York and Lancaster), Bank House, Mexborough, has been promoted Lieutenant.
Sergeant...