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Soldier – Ellis, Frank –Killed in Action

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 9, 1918 Private Frank Ellis Private Ellis, H Bartholomew Street, Wombwell, was killed in action of October 8, aged 20 Frpm C.W.G.C.: Private ELLIS,...

Soldier – Richards E.– Died of Wounds

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918 Private E Richards York and Lancaster Private Elijah Richards, 186 Barnsley Road, Wombwell, aged 27, died in France on October...

Soldier – Crawford A.– Killed

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 30 1918 Private A Crawford York and Lancaster Wombwell – Killed

Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918 Armageddon Ended End of the Great War Germany “Down And Out.” Submission to the Allies Drastic Armistice Terms Allies to Hold Rhineland and...

Soldier – Bedford S.– Presented with Gold Watch

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 2, 1918 Private S Bedford York and Lancaster Private S Benton, Wombwell, presented with a gold watch by owners and workmen of...

Battle Honours – Decorations in Great War – Remarkable List of Heroes

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Battle Honours. Local Decorations During The Great War. A Remarkable List We give below a list of the men of this...

Editorial – A Well Kept Watch

December 1918
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944 A Well Kept Watch On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Victory Year. The Stirring Events of 1918. South Yorkshire's Part in the Final Effort. We have passed through the year of...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 While the battle raged on the Western Front, the people in the South Yorkshire district were doing their...

Sailor – Long W.– Killed

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 14, 1918 Able Seaman W Long Royal Naval Department Wombwell – Killed From C.W.G.C.: (probably) Able Seaman LONG, WILLIAM Service Number KW/603 Died 08/11/1918 "Drake" Bn. R.N. Div. Royal...