1917
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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Soldier – Grice J.H.– Wounded in Arms Chest and Neck
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 21, 1917
Private J.H.Grice
8, Elizabeth Street, Goldthorpe, was wounded last Whit Sunday in the arms, chest and neck, and is...
Soldier – Smith, Percy – Brave Goldthorpe Man
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1917
Brave Goldthorpe Man
Cpl Percy Smith
(K.O.Y.L.I.),
Goldthorpe, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in June 1917, awarded...
Soldier – Rogers, Herbert – Died from Wounds
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 4.
Private Herbert Rogers
(Sherwood Foresters)
Straight Lane, Goldthorpe, died on June 19 of wounds received in action in France.
He was single,...