1941
Marconigrams – June 21st, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 June 1941
Marconigrams
A poster on a gable at Broomhill advertising a meeting to be held at Wombwell...
Sailor – Robinson, Kenneth – Ship Lost—” Nothing Known of Crew”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941
Wombwell Radio Officer
Ship Lost—" Nothing Known of Crew"
Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson, of High Street,...
Soldier – Haywood, Arthur – Killed in Middle East
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 June 1941
Wombwell Soldier Killed
Leaves Widow and Baby Son
A Wombwell man whose father died of wounds received in...
Sailor – Shaw J. – Keen Sportsman
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941
Able Seaman J. Shaw. 47. York Cottages, Pitt Street, Low Valley, formerly a surface worker at...
Soldier – Auckland, George – In Iceland
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
In Iceland
Pte. George Auckland (22). son of Mr. and Mrs. John Auckland. 26, Alma Street, Wombwell, joined the...
Soldier – Hitchen E. – ” Fighting” Family
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1941
" Fighting" Family
The youngest of five brothers who are serving, or have served, in the Forces,...
Soldier – Vizzard, Fred – Party in Prison Letter from Soldier
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
Party in Prison
Letter from Low Valley Soldier
Mr. and Mrs. George Vizzard. of 58, George Street, Low...
Soldier & Sailor – Pearson, James & George -Land and Sea Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
Land and Sea Brothers
One “leg" in the Army and another in the Navy is the lot of a...
Soldiers – Popple Brothers – Both in India
Mexborough & Swinton Times June 28, 1941
Both in India
Gunner C. Popple (picture, left) and L./Sgt_ R.. Popple (picture, right) are both with the Forces...
Soldiers & Sailor – Guest, Edwars, Hugh & Jack – Three Wombwell Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
Three Wombwell Brothers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Guest, of 2, Melville Street, Wombwell, have two sons in the Army...