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July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 July 1941

Airman – Diggles, Donald – Commended – ” Bag ” Was Enemy Fighter

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 July 1941 Wombwell Airman Commended " Bag " Was Enemy Fighter Donald Digggles (20), only son of Mr. and...

Soldier – Barwell, Harry – Always Welcome

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 July 1941 Always Welcome Friends in Wombwell Town Hall, where he was employed as assistant rent collector, will be...

Soldiers – Prescott, John & James – Out East

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941 Out East Pte. John Prescott and Pte. James Prescott, sons of Mrs. Paling the late Mr. Prescott....

Soldiers – Wardles, George, Mary & Melbourne – Three Serving

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 July 1941 Three Serving Mr. and Mrs Wardle, of 38 Edward Street, Wombwell have two sons and a daughter...

Editorial – Melee – Titanic Struggle

5 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941 Melee - Titanic Struggle The titanic struggle between the Germans and the Russians is now nearly a...

Editorial – Catching a Tartar

12 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 July 1941 Catching a Tartar Although the situation the Russian front is still obscure, the wistfulness of the German...

Editorial – Blunted Blitzkrieg

19 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 July 1941 Blunted Blitzkrieg With the fourth week of Hitler’s cynical onslaught on Russia nearly spent the campaign takes...

Editorial – Twilight Phase

26 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 26 July 1941 Twilight Phase We appear to have entered a twilight phase of the war. The enemy is quiescent...

Family ” Tree “

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 August 1941 Family " Tree " This is the Family " Tree " of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith....