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Soldier – Watts Alfred – Reported Missing

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 8, 1917 Pte. Alfred Watts Manchester Regiment formerly York and Lancaster Private Watts 16, Elizabeth street, Goldthorpe,  is reported missing from Oct....

Soldier – Wright A. – Wounded in Back and Legs

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 8, 1917 Pte. A. Wright West Yorkshires Private Wright of Victoria Street, Goldthorpe, is in Northampton Hospital. He took part in the attack...

Soldiers – Jackson Brothers – Wounded Severely, Missing, In France

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 8, 1917 Goldthorpe Brothers Pte. Albert Jackson (K.O.Y.L.I.), aged 23, joined the Colours in January, 1915, and was wounded at Ypres...

Soldier – Brammer, Ernest – Killed in Action

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 8, 1917 Lance Corporal Ernest Brammer Lancashire Fusiliers Lcp. Ernest Brammer (Lancashire Fusiliers), was killed in action on October 4. he had...

Soldier – Ogley, Tom – Died in France

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 29, 1917 Sapper Tom Ogley Royal Engineers Mrs. Ogley, of 3, Victoria street, Gold-thorpe, has received news of her husband’s death...

Soldier – Sugden W.– Killed in Action

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 8, 1917 Pte. W. Sugden Sherwood Foresters Private Sugden of 89, Main St., Goldthorpe, was killed in action on October 18.

Food Control – Barnburgh’s Communal Feeding

January 1918
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 08 January 1918 Food Control There are signs that the local Food Control Committees are getting into their stride, that the...

District Shoppers in Need of Margarine and Meat – “Invasion” of Mexborough

January 1918
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 12 January 1918 “Invasion” of Mexborough District Shoppers in Need of Margarine and Meat The Mexborough Food control committee on Thursday and yesterday...

Caught In Clubhouse

January 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 25 January 1918 Caught In Clubhouse At Doncaster yesterday, John Gibbons, a soldier, who said he was from Hull; William'...

Soldier – Collier C.W. – Killed in Action

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 5, 1918 Lcp. C. W. Collier. York and Lancaster Mrs. Collier, Doncaster road, has received news that her husband, Lcp. C. W....