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1914  Aug 8 Editorial – The Blow – The European War is Come Upon Us
1916   Jan Soldier – Howarth – Local Colonial Discharged
1916   Mar Soldier – Littlewood, William – Killed in Action in France
1916   Apr Soldier – Cooper, George – Houghton Gas Victim
1916   Apr Soldier – Wilmott, Ernest – Killed in Action
1916   May Soldier – Renshaw C. – Wounded
1916   Jun Soldier – Pepper A. – Sick Furlough – Wonderful Escape
1916   Jun Soldiers – Walker Family – Full Share of Fighters
1916   Jul Soldier – Bambridge E. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Beevers – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Beevers C.W. – Great Houghton – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Beevers F. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Chilton H. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Fisher I. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Fox R. – Great Houghton – Killed
1916   Jul Soldier – Harwood W. – Died from Bursting Shell
1916   Jul Soldier – Leech H. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Moss, Fred – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Pugsley, Thomas – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Randerson, Thomas – Killed in Action
1916   Jul Soldier – Randerson, Thomas. – Shot by a Sniper
1916   Jul Soldier – Seakins H. – Wounded
1916   Jul Soldier – Shaw, Walter – Narrowly Escaped Death
1916   Jul Soldiers – Cooke Family – Six at the Front
1916  Jul 8 Editorial – Forward !
1916 Jul 15 Soldier – Hawker D. – Wounded
1916   Aug Soldier – Hollingsworth E. – Killed
1916   Aug Soldier – Howarth, Fred – Missing after Great Advance – Killed
1916   Aug Soldier – Leaming (York & Lancs) – Killed
1916   Aug Soldier – Reynolds F.N. – Killed in Action
1916   Aug Soldier – Stockley – Wounded
1916   Sep Soldier – Whittingham F. – In Hospital
1916   Oct Soldier – Lawrence A. – Wounded
1916   Oct Soldier – Parker A.E. – First D.C.M. by Great Houghton Soldier
1916   Oct Soldier – Pearson R. – Shell Shock
1916   Oct Soldier – Randerson – Malaria Fever
1916   Oct Soldier – Richards C. – Fever
1916   Oct Soldier – Richards W.H. – Heat Stroke
1916   Oct Soldier – Webster G.H. – Wounded
1916   Nov Soldier – Marshall, Thomas – Wounded
1916   Nov Soldier – Wilby, James Henry – Another Houghton Medal
1916   Dec Soldier – Brooke, William – Wounded
1916   Dec Soldier – Swift, John – Wounded
1916   Dec Soldier – Thompson G. – Malaria
1916   Dec Soldier – Wardle, George – Promoted to Company Sergeant Major
1917   Jan Soldiers – Great Houghton Patriots
1917   Jan Soldier – Watkin, William – Military Cross
1917   Feb Soldier – Horseman Brothers – One in Hospital, One in France
1917   Feb Soldier – Seakins, Horace – Houghton Military Medallist
1917   Feb Soldiers – Francis Family – Another Family Record
1917   Mar Soldier – Seakins, Hortace – Houghton Hero Killed
1917   Apr Soldier – Leatham, Claude – Killed in Action
1917   May Soldier – Noble, Edward – Wounded in Foot
1917   May Soldier – Wright, Nicholas – Shrapnel in Arms and Legs
1917   May Soldier – Walker, Melbourne – Corporal Wounded
1917   Jun Sailor – Yates, Charles – Leading Seaman dies of Wounds
1917   Jun Soldier – Greaves B.N. – Gunner Wounded
1917   Jun Soldier – Roebuck, Herbert – Wounded in Thigh
1917   Jun Soldier – Welford J. – Wounded and in Hospital
1917   Jun Soldier – Greaves R. A. – Wounded by a Bomb
1917   Jul Soldiers – Moss Brothers – Both Injured
1917   Sep Soldier – Briscoe, Stephen Joseph – Gassed in Eyes
1917   Sep Soldier – Lilley, William – Badly Gassed
1917   Sep Soldier – Wigley, Joseph – Seriously Wounded
1917   Sep Soldier – Wigley, Joseph – Wounded
1917   Sep Soldier – Francis, Charles – Missing, Killed
1917   Sep Soldier – Lilley, George – Military Medal
1917   Oct Sodier – Wilks – Trench Fever
1917   Dec Soldier – Siddall, Harry – Reported Missing
1918   Jan Soldier – Lloyd E. – Wounded Arm
1918   Jan Soldier – Walker, Joseph – In Hospital
1918   Jan Soldier – Andrews, Henry – Killed in Action
1918   Feb Soldier – Dibb A. – Killed by Shrapnel
1918   Feb Soldier – Moss, Frank – Killed by Bullet
1918   Feb Soldier – Thompson E.J. – Died of Wounds
1918   Feb Soldier – Bladen J.S. – Military Medal.
1918   Mar Soldier – Smith J. – Killed in Action
1918   Mar Soldier – Thompson, Gordon – Promotion
1918   Apr Soldier – Imisson T.W. – Wounded With Shrapnel
1918   Apr Soldier – Stockley P.H.– Wounded
1918   May Soldier – Somerfield, Alfred – Wounded In Head
1918   Jun Soldier – Walton J. – Killed in Action
1918   Jun Soldiers – Wardle Brothers – One Wounded and One Decorated.
1918   Jul Soldier – Brooke, William – Missing
1918   Jul Soldier – Gomersal, Harry – Died of Pneumonia
1918   Aug Soldier – Brookes, George – Killed by Shell
1918   Sep Soldier – Norris J.– 19 Year Old Killed in Action
1918   Sep Soldier – Shaw S. – From India To Egypt
1918   Oct Soldier – McDermid C.E. -Drowned
1918   Oct Soldier – Ashwood, John – Died of Wounds
1918   Oct Soldier – Wright, Nicholas – Killed in Action
1918   Oct Soldiers – War Honours – Houghton Mains Contribution
1918   Nov Soldier – Fisher, Richard – Killed in Action
1918   Nov Soldier – Fisher, Isaiah – Reported Killed in October 1917
1918   Nov Soldier – Price, Arthur – Died of Wounds
1918   Nov Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War
1918   Nov Soldier – Harston J.C.– Military Medal
1918   Nov Soldier – Willey, J.H. – Awarded M.M.
1918   Dec Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of 250 Heroes
1918   Dec Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War
1918   Dec Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part
1918   Dec Soldier – Fisher J.A.– Wounded
1918   Dec Sailor – Milner F.– Died in Royal Naval Hospital
1919   Jul Celebrations in the District
1919   Jul Jollifications at Great Houghton.
1921   Sep The Great War Ends – The Terminus.