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Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918 Armageddon Ended End of the Great War Germany “Down And Out.” Submission to the Allies Drastic Armistice Terms Allies to Hold Rhineland and...

Soldier – Brooke G.C.– Military Medal

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 30, 1918 Private G.C. Brooke West Riding Regiment Private Brooke, Goldthorpe, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on October 29. Our...

Soldier – Guy, Dan – Military Medal

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 23, 1918 Private Dan Guy York and Lancaster Goldthorpe – Military Medal

Soldier – McGowan J.F.– Military Medal

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 23, 1918 Private J.F. McGowan Goldthorpe – Military Medal

Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of...

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Battle Honours. Local Decorations During The Great War. A Remarkable List We give below a list of the men of this...

Editorial – A Well Kept Watch

December 1918
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944 A Well Kept Watch On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 Victory Year. The Stirring Events of 1918. South Yorkshire's Part in the Final Effort. We have passed through the year of...

Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918 While the battle raged on the Western Front, the people in the South Yorkshire district were doing their...

When Zeppelins Came

December 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 04 December 1918 When Zeppelins Came The Mexborough district was subjected to a severe aerial attack on the night of September...

Goldthorpe Girl Killed

January 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, 25 January 1919 Goldthorpe Girl Killed Miss Annie E Scholey, 22 William Street, Highgate, Goldthorpe, a member of the Q.M.A.A.C., (Queen Mary's...