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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...
Soldier – Lawson, Leonard – Wombwell Man as Interpreter.
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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...