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Soldier – Jameson, Jack – Cheerful Gunner

August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940 Cheerful Gunner Gunner Jack Jameson, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jameson, of 24, Windsor Street,...

Editorial – Blitzkrieg or Attrition ?

3 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940 Blitzkrieg or Attrition ? "Behold," says Hitler," I show you a mystery. I shall destroy an Empire...

Editorial – Factors in the Fight

10 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 August 1940 Factors in the Fight The "threatenings and slaughter ", breathed backward and forward across the North...

Editorial – Britain’s Battle Begins

17 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 August 1940 Britain's Battle Begins The battle for local air supremacy," an essential preliminary to any" serious attempt...

Editorial – The Spell is Broken

24 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 August 1940 The Spell is Broken An important consequence of the brilliant defence against which the air Blitzkrieg...

Editorial – The First Year of Armageddon

31 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 August 1940 The First Year of Armageddon And so we come to the end of the first terrible...