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Soldier – Seakins H. – Wounded

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916 Lance Corporal H. Seakins (West Surreys) Great Houghton - Wounded

Soldier – Shaw, Walter – Narrowly Escaped Death

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 22, 1916   Private Walter Shaw (York & Lancs) Great Houghton - Wounded Private Walter Shaw, of the Barnsley battalion, son of Mrs Shaw,...

Soldiers – Cooke Family – Six at the Front

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 1, 1916 Mrs Cooke, widow of the late Mr John Cooke, of High Street, Great Houghton, is a mother of...

Editorial – Forward !

8 July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 July 1916 Forward! The Allied offensive on the Western front has opened, and is proceeding steadily; we are told...

Soldier – Hawker D. – Wounded

15 July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916     Private D Hawker (York & Lancs) Wounded

Soldier – Hollingsworth E. – Killed

August 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 19, 1916 Private E. Hollingsworth (York & Lancs) Great Houghton - Killed  

Soldier – Howarth, Fred – Missing after Great Advance – Killed

August 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 8, 1916 Private Charles Fred Howarth (Machine-Gun Section, York and Lancs) is missing. After many weeks of painful suspense, his mother, Mrs...

Soldier – Leaming (York & Lancs) – Killed

August 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 26, 1916 Private J.W. Leaming (York & Lancs) Great Houghton - Killed  

Soldier – Reynolds F.N. – Killed in Action

August 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 5, 1916 Sergeant Major F.N.Reynolds (Barnsley Battalion, York and Lancs) was killed in action on July 17. He formerly resided with his...

Soldier – Stockley – Wounded

August 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 19, 1916 Corporal P.H. Stockley (York and Lancs) Great Houghton - Wounded