1918
Miner Crushed by Stone
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 20 April 1918
Miner Crushed by Stone
While following his employment at the Cortonwood Colliery, George Henry Lodge (41) of Lundhill...
Soldier – Barnes, Stanley – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918
Private Stanley Barnes
Lincolnshire Regiment
Wombwell - Wounded
Soldier – Bristow, Cecil – Missing
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918
Gunner Cecil Bristow
Gunner Bristow of 33, Concrete, Wombwell, has been missing since March 21, and, his mother, Mrs...
Soldier – Foster E. – Gas Poisoning
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918
Sapper E. Foster
Royal Engineers
Sapper Foster of Orchard street, Wombwell, is in an Australian hospital in France, suffering from...
Soldier – McCall, Frank – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918
Sergeant Frank McCall
West Yorks
Wombwell - Wounded
Soldier – Bakewell H. – Killed in Action in France
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918
Pte. H. Bakewell
Manchester Regiment
Private Bakewell of Hough lane, Wombwell, was killed in Action in France on April 5th
From...
Soldier – Cropper E.P., M.C., – Great Soldier & Gentleman
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918
Capt. E. P. Cropper, M.C.
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Captain (and Adjutant) Edward Percival . Cropper, M.C....
Soldier – Bock Lt. – Distinguised Conduct Medal
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 12 April 1918
Lieutenant Bock, of Wombwell, was presented with the Distinguised Conduct Medal awarded him for bravery on the...
Wombwell Council’s 600 New Houses
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 16 May 1918
The Wombwell Urban Council adopted a scheme for the erection of about 600 houses in Kings Road,...
Soldier – Dyer Joseph – Missing
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918
Signaller Joseph Dyer
Wiltshire Regiment
Signaller Joseph Dyer (Wiltshire Regiment), youngest son of Coun and Mrs. Joseph Dyer, of the...