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The Great War

1914 Aug 8  Editorial – The Blow – The European War is Come Upon Us
1915 May    Serious Disturbances – The Shops and Wounded
1915 Jun    Serious Disturbances – Business Premises Wrecked – Baton Charges by the Police.
1916 Jan    Soldier – Finney, Frank – Killed in Action
1916 Jan    Soldier – Lloyd J. – Wounded
1916 Jan    Soldier – Saville, John – Invalided Home with Gas Poisoning
1916 Feb    Sailor – Wilson A.J. – Died at Alexandria of Wounds
1916 Mar    Soldier – Cartwright, George – Goldthorpe Marine Missing
1916 Mar    Soldier – Blunt, Levi – Killed in Action
1916 Mar    Soldier – Haynes J. – Killed in Action
1916 Mar    Soldiers – Wardley Brothers – One Suffering with Rheumatism and Fever
1916 Apr    Airman – Marshall, Thomas – Royal Flying Corps
1916 Apr    Soldier – Andrews J. – Killed in Action
1916 Apr    Soldier – Butler, Sam – Maimed but Cheerful
1916 May    Soldier – Beardsley J. – Killed in Action
1916 May    Soldier – West H. – Killed in Action
1916 Jun    Soldier – Chiles, R. Hardtimes – Killed in Action
1916 Jun    Soldier – Mountford, George – Killed in Action
1916 Jul    Soldier – Clarke, Robert – Killed in Fricourt Battle
1916 Jul    Soldier – Cooper W.R. – Died of Gunshot Wounds in France
1916 Jul    Soldier – Groves, Tom – Terrible Experience
1916 Jul    Soldier – Hodgkinson W. – Wounded in Shoulder
1916 Jul    Soldier – Ingham E. – Killed in Great Advance
1916 Jul    Soldier – Jones W. – Foot Amputated
1916 Jul    Soldier – Kyte J. – In Chester Field Hospital
1916 Jul    Soldier – Leadbeater A. – Wounded in Great Advance
1916 Jul    Soldier – LLoyd, Thomas – Killed on Grand Advance
1916 Jul    Soldier – Turner, Ernest – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Unwin C. – Killed in Action
1916 Jul    Soldier – West, Samuel – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Wright, Emanuel – Died on Great Advance
1916 Jul 8  Editorial – Forward !
1916 Aug    Soldier – Perry J. – Died of Wounds
1916 Aug    Soldier – Turner W. – Wounded in Head and Knee
1916 Sep    Soldier – Hill I.S. – Shell Shock
1916 Oct    Soldier – Barber J. – Killed
1916 Oct    Soldier – Cooper J.R. – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Davis, Joseph – Died of Wounds
1916 Oct    Soldier – Dr Craik – Twenty Five Year’s Work Recognised
1916 Oct    Soldier – Huntingdon C. – Wounded
1916 Nov    Sailor – Picken E. – Fever
1916 Nov    Soldier – Dennis J.E. – Killled
1916 Nov    Soldier – Dorran, William – Killed
1916 Nov    Soldier – Gray, Newton – Missing
1916 Nov    Soldier – McLaughlin – Entered in Irish Records for Gallantry
1916 Nov    Soldier – Military Medal for Goldthorpe Gunner
1916 Nov    Soldier – Turner A.H. – Wounded
1916 Dec    Sailor – Whitney E.V. – Wounded
1916 Dec    Soldier – Moss R. – Severely Wounded
1916 Dec    Soldier – Wright, Emmanuel – Missing, Killed and now Repatriated !
1917 Feb    Soldier – Froggatt, George, Henry – Killed in France
1917 Mar    Soldier – Duffield, Arthur – Killed
1917 Mar    Soldier – Hough, Percy Townend – Military Cross for Brilliant Ranker
1917 Mar    Soldier – Kyte J. – Died of Wounds
1917 Mar    Soldier – Rodgers H. – In France
1917 Mar    Soldier – Rogers, Elijah – Goldthorpe Bomber’s D.C.M.
1917 Apr    Soldier – Spencer R.H. – Military Medalist
1917 May    Soldier – Kilner, Thomas Henry – Killed with CSM
1917 May    Soldier – Baines H. – Arm Amputated
1917 May    Soldier – Heppinstall A. – Killed in Great Advance
1917 May    Soldier – Wilks, George – Killed in Action
1917 Jun    Soldier – Collier J.F. – Killed in Action
1917 Jun    Soldier – Cook, Thomas – Barnburgh Man Falls in Great Advance
1917 Jun    Soldier – Jackson Brothers – Missing and Invalided
1917 Jun    Soldier – Taylor J. – Killed in Action
1917 Jul    Soldier – Smith, Percy – Brave Goldthorpe Man
1917 Aug    Soldier – Rogers, Herbert – Died from Wounds
1917 Oct    Soldier – Banks R.C.– Killed
1917 Oct    Soldier – Cutts J.– Died In Action
1917 Oct    Soldier – Marshall C. – Awarded Military Medal
1917 Nov    Soldier – Holliday F. – In Memorium
1917 Nov    Soldier – Lambert C.G.– Fighting At Sixteen
1917 Dec    Soldier – Taylor A.– Military Medal
1917 Dec    Soldier – Brammer, Ernest – Killed in Action
1917 Dec    Soldier – Ogley, Tom – Died in France
1917 Dec    Soldier – Sugden W.– Killed in Action
1918 Jan    Soldier – Collier C.W. – Killed in Action
1918 Jan    Soldier – Austwick G.A. – Military Medallist.
1918 Jan    Soldier – Wordley G.W. – Military Medal Winner
1918 Jan    Soldier – Wordly – Military Medal
1918 Feb    Soldiers – Harding Brothers – D.C.M., Discharged & Killed
1918 Feb    Soldier – Harding W. – Distinguished Conduct Medal
1918 Mar    Soldier – Ince F. – Killed
1918 Mar    Soldier – Lewis, Cyril – Killed
1918 Mar    Soldier – Marshall, Charles – M.M. & Mentioned in Despatches
1918 Apr    Soldiers – Allan Brothers – Killed and Wounded
1918 Apr    Soldier – Allen, William – Killed in Action
1918 Apr    Soldier – Sargent, Norman – Killed in Action
1918 Apr    Soldier – Mather, Walter – Goldthorpe Hero
1918 May    Soldiers – Whelpdale Brothers – P.O.W. and in Africa
1918 May    Soldier – Crawshaw L.– Killed in Action
1918 May    Soldier – Criddle A.C. – Three Years without Leave
1918 May    Soldier – Wilde J.E. – Training in North Yorkshire
1918 Jun    Soldier – Cooper F. – Killed
1918 Jun    Soldier – Lewis G.M. – Gallant Goldthorpe Man.
1918 Jul    Checkweighman Case – At the House of Commons
1918 Jul    Checkweighman Case – Charge Against Barmbro’ Checkweighman – Liability for Service.
1918 Aug    Checkweighman’s Appeal
1918 Aug    Soldier – Eaglan, George – Killed in France
1918 Aug    Soldier – Waldron, Edward – Died of Wounds
1918 Aug    Soldier – Marshall T.– Guardsman Paid Supreme Penalty
1918 Oct    Soldier – Chapman A. – Died of Wounds
1918 Oct    Soldier – Marshall C.– Guardsman Killed
1918 Oct    Soldier – Revill, Wilf – Killed
1918 Oct    Soldiers – Criddle A. & Marshall C. – Connaught Rangers Killed in Action
1918 Nov    Soldier – Chapman A. – Died of Wounds
1918 Nov    Soldier – Chapman G.– Presumed Killed
1918 Nov    Soldier – Criddle A. – Killed in Action
1918 Nov    Soldier – Farr C.– Died on Active Service
1918 Nov    Soldier – Jeffries, Arthur – Killed in Action
1918 Nov    Soldier – Morton, Charles – Killed in Action
1918 Nov    Soldier – Stuart J.W.– killed
1918 Nov    Soldier – Willetts T. – Killed
1918 Nov    Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War
1918 Nov    Soldier – Brooke G.C.– Military Medal
1918 Nov    Soldier – Guy, Dan – Military Medal
1918 Nov    Soldier – McGowan J.F.– Military Medal
1918 Dec    Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of 250 Heroes
1918 Dec    Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War
1918 Dec    Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part
1918 Dec    When Zeppelins Came
1919 Jan    Soldier – Barham S. – Home from Germany
1919 Feb    Goldthorpe Hero.
1919 Feb    Soldier – Austwick G.H.– Goldthorpe Hero
1919 Sep    Soldier – Norman, Ralph – Officially Reported Dead
1921 Sep    The Great War Ends – The Terminus.
1941 Apr 5  Editorial – Shattering Blows – Battle of Cape Matapan (videos)
1941 Apr 26 Editorial – Greek Tragedy