1918
Soldier – Ellis, Frank –Killed in Action
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
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
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 30 1918
Private A Crawford
York and Lancaster
Wombwell – Killed
Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...