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Miner Crushed by Stone

April 1918
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

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Private Stanley Barnes Lincolnshire Regiment   Wombwell - Wounded

Soldier – Bristow, Cecil – Missing

April 1918
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

April 1918
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

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Sergeant Frank McCall West Yorks Wombwell - Wounded

Soldier – Bakewell H. – Killed in Action in France

April 1918
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

April 1918
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

April 1918
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

May 1918
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

May 1918
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...