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Injured By Bomb

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Injured By Bomb During Home Guard exercises on Sunday afternoon, John Whittaker (34), of Mount Avenue, Great...

For Russia

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 For Russia Another 15s. has gone to Mrs. Churchill from Wombwell as a "token " gift to the...

Marconigrams – March 28th, 1942

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Marconigrams Mr. C. Paxman Tiptaft, J.P., of Cadeby, was on Saturday elected treasurer of the Don Valley Conservative...

Marconigrams – March 14th, 1942

March 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 March 1942 Marconigrams Sergt Donald Diggle, of Wombwell was invested with the Distinguished Flying Medal by the King...

Marconigrams – March 14th, 1942

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 March 1942 Marconigrams Over 250 in-patients and out-patients are attended to daily at the Mexborough Montagu Hospital. Congratulations to Dearne District,...

Warship Week Crescendo

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 21 March 1942 Warship Week Crescendo Most of the South Yorkshire towns and rural districts have now held their warship...

Airman – Patterson, Jim – A  Jump “Flier”

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 A  Jump “Flier” A Jump lad "Jim" Patterson (18) of "Leomont." grandson of Mr. William Allot, for a...

Sailor – Matthews, Sam – Twelve Years In Navy

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Twelve Years In Navy Petty Officer Sam Matthews (29), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster, 6, Mellor...

Editorial – Loss Upon Loss!

7 March 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 March 1942 Loss Upon Loss! Java and Lower Burma have vanished for a time beneath the Japanese tidal wave....

Editorial – Time To Strip

7 March 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 March 1942 Time To Strip The Allies continue to wage unequal war in the Pacific. The scene changes to Java...