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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
1943   Jul Soldier – Edwards, Kenneth – In Middle East