1917 Quarter 2
Soldier – Spencer R.H. – Military Medalist
Mexborough & Swinton Times April 21, 1917
Goldthorpe Military Medalist
Corporal R. H. Spencer
(Royal Engineers)
Corporal Spencer of Goldthorpe, formally a clerk at the Thurnscoe railway station,...
Soldier – Kilner, Thomas Henry – Killed with CSM
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 5, 1917
Sergeant Thomas Henry Kilner
(York and Lancs)
of Main Street Goldthorpe was killed on April 24.
He enlisted soon after the...
Soldier – Baines H. – Arm Amputated
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 12, 1917
Private H Baines
Mrs Baines, of Beever Street, Goldthorpe has received news of her son, Private Horace Baines (York...
Soldier – Heppinstall A. – Killed in Great Advance
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 5, 1917
Private A Heppinstall
(York and Lancs)
Barnburgh – killed
From C.W.G.C.:
Rank: Private
Service No: 21948
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment...
Soldier – Wilks, George – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1917
Private George Wilks
(Leicester Regiment)
Mr and Mrs W Wilks, Colliery Cottages, Barnburgh, has received official news of the death...
Soldier – Collier J.F. – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 23, 1917
Private J F Collier
(K.O.Y.L.I.)
of 12 Pretoria cottages, Goldthorpe, was killed in action on May 29.
He was single, aged...
Soldier – Cook, Thomas – Barnburgh Man Falls in Great Advance
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 16, 1917
Private Thomas Cook
Mr Fred Cook, farmer of Barnburgh, has been officially notiied that his son, Private Thomas Cook...
Soldier – Jackson Brothers – Missing and Invalided
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917
Private F Jackson
(York and Lancaster)
61 High St, Goldthorpe has been missing since April 21.
He went to France in...
Soldier – Taylor J. – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917
Private J Taylor
was killed in action on 25 May.
He was the husband of Mrs Taylor, Beaver Street, Goldthorpe.
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