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Marconigrams – February 28th, 1942

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, Feb. 28th, 1942. Marconigrams The annual meeting of the Montagu Hospital Mexborough, will be held on Saturday afternoon. Dr. M. J. Lea,...

Nearly One a Minute – Recruits For Wombwell and Darfield A.T.C.

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 February 1942 Nearly One a Minute Recruits For Wombwell and Darfield A.T.C. A resolution formally authorising application for permission to...

Soldier – Hitchen, George Major – Was At Singapore News Awaited

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, February 28, 1942 Was At Singapore News Awaited Of Wombwell Sapper Sapper George Major Hitchen, R E (23). son of Mr. and Mrs. George...

Sailor – Symcox, Ronald – Likes the Navy

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 February 1942 Likes the Navy Ronald Symcox (21), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Symcox, of 16, Stubbs Road....

Soldier – Cooper, Charles – Wombwell Man in Raids on Enemy

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, February 28, 1942  At Lofoten Wombwell Man in Raids on Enemy A Wombwell lad who will have an exciting story to tell when the...

Soldier – Cooper, George – Councillor’s Son

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 07 February 1942 Councillor's Son Serving in the Royal Engineers as a sapper is George Cooper (22), oldest son of Coun....

Soldier – Tabour, Eric – Prisoners’ Band

February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, February 28, 1942 Prisoners’ Band It does not seem to be "all work and no play" in German prison camps, for a picture...

Editorial – Singapore

7 February 1942
South Yorkhire Times - Saturday 7 February 1942 Singapore We have not yet got accustomed to the terrific pace of this war. In Russia, where...

Editorial – Hail, Russia!

14 February 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 February 1942 Hail, Russia! Who would have supposed, when Stalin gave Hitler a free hand against Poland, Britain, and...

Editorial – United We Stand

21 February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, Feb. 21st, 1942. United We Stand Though checked a little by successes in Russia and Libya our war fortunes have taken a...