August 1942
Brampton 142 Mexborough 187 – Big Hitting in Vain
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942
Yorkshire Council
A Thorncliffe Collapse
Thorncliffe lost at home to Wath by six wickets. C. Davis (22) and T....
Airman – Pepper, Gordon Dakin – Wombwell Airman Missing
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 August 1942
Wombwell Airman Missing
Reported missing is Sergeant Gordon Dakin Pepper, R.A.F. wireless operator, son of Mr....
Soldier – Noble, Ernest – Believed Prisoner.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942
Believed Prisoner.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Noble, of Hough Lane, Wombwell, have received through Red Cross sources...
Soldier – Layhe, Clifford – Killed in Action – Man Who Was at Dunkirk
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942
Killed in Action
Broomhill Man Who Was at Dunkirk
News was received yesterday that Private Clifford Hinchliffe Layhe (31),...
Airman – Bromley, Thomas – Sergeant-Pilot Home from Rhodesia
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942
Home from Rhodesia
Wombwell Sergeant- Pilot Sees Old Friends
Sergeant Pilot Thomas Bromley (19), R.A.F. son of Mr....
Airman – Walker K.M. – Town Clerk Joins the Forces
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942
In The R.A.F.
Wombwell Town Clerk Joins the Forces
Mr. K. M. Walker, of Wombwell Grange. Clerk to the...
Airman – Wilson, John – Armourer in R.A.F.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942
Armourer in R.A.F.
John Wilson (20), son of Mr. J. Wilson, 23, Gower Street, Wombwell, is now serving...
Editorial – A Wonderful Journey (video)
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942
A Wonderful Journey
A year ago Mr. Churchill made his first big journey of the war, meeting...
Soldier – Haines, Eric – Prisoner in Benghazi.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942
Prisoner in Benghazi.
The Vatican radio announced Aug. 17th that Q.M.S. Eric Haines, son of Mrs. G. Haines,...
Soldier – Harper, Eric – Held By Japs.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942
Held By Japs.
The first man in Wombwell to be listed a prisoner in the hands of the...