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Airman – Oldknow, Jack – Pilot Missing

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Sergeant Jack Oldknow (21), a pilot in the R.A.F., youngest of seven children of Mr. and Mrs....

Sailor – Potts, Frederick – Saved From Java

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Saved From Java Wombwell Seaman's Message A survivor from the Battle of the Java Seas was Able Seaman...

Soldier – Allen, Charles – Wombwell Footballer

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Wombwell Footballer   Former footballer friends will be pleased to hear of Gunner Charles Allen (36), R.A., of 13, Wath...

Soldier – Dyson, Samuel – Wombwell Man of Many Campaigns

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Seeing Life Wombwell Man of Many Campaigns Pte. Samuel Dyson (23), younger son of Mr. and Mrs. William...

Soldier – Hutchinson, Ernest – Soldier’s News of Her Son

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942 Grateful Mother Soldier's News of Her Son A message sent home by a Wombwell soldier to the effect...

Soldier – Newsome, Herbert Verdun – Back to the Mine.

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 April 1942 Back to the Mine. Herbert Verdun Newsome (25), son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newsome, 47, Wright Crescent,...

Soldier – Palmer, Charles – Wombwell Swimmer Abroad

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942 Wombwell Swimmer Abroad Pte. Charles Palmer, R.A.O.C. (25), son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Palmer, of 46, Goodyear Crescent, Wombwell,...

Editorial – India: Why Now?

4 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 India: Why Now? The fanfare accompanying the offer of Dominion self-government to India is part of a...

Editorial – Spendthrift

18 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 April 1942 Spendthrift The Budget is a present for a good boy. Those who are already putting their earnings into...

Editorial – Second Front

25 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942 Second Front The demand for the opening by the United Nations of a second front in Europe is not now...