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Soldier – Lawson, Leonard – Wombwell Man as Interpreter.

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Wombwell Man as Interpreter. Pte. Leonard Lawson (23), Y. and L. Regiment, son of Mr. W. E....

Soldier – Pye, George Henry – Sergeant Wounded – Keren Heights Hero

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 Keren Heights Hero Wombwell Sergeant Wounded ''Veteran" of the war in Abyssinia, Sgt. George Henry Pye (29), son of...

Soldier – Varney, Cyril – Fortune Teller’s “Tip” For Wombwell Man

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Fortune Teller's "Tip" For Wombwell Man In April of this year Driver Cyril Varney, R.A. (24), of...

Soldier – Whitehead, Fred – Out of Hospital

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 Out of Hospital Friends of Gunner Fred Whitehead (29), of 3 Milton Street. Wombwell, will be please to...

Soldier – Whitehead, Tom – In Royal Artillery

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 In Royal Artillery Gunner Tom Whitehead (20), son of Mr. T. Whitehead, of 2, Thompson Road, Wombwell, is...

Soldier – Whittaker, Tom – “This Is The Life”

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 "This Is The Life" Ac 1. Tom Whittaker (26), brother of Mrs. Lax of 51, Gower Street, Wombwell,...

Editorial – Waiting

1 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 August 1942 Waiting Waiting is a test of nerve and spirit. It is an ordeal which may be selfimposed from...

Editorial – Congress Exposed

8 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 Congress Exposed Amongst other preoccupations the news out of India is unpleasantly inopportune though the latest revelation...

Briggs Stars for Woods

12 August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 12 August 1932 On Saturday Woods had as visitors, Yorkshire Traction Co. and just managed to win with the...

Editorial – The Battering Ram

15 August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 The Battering Ram Figures issued this week showing the development of the British air offensive against Germany...