1916
Soldier – Seakins H. – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Lance Corporal H. Seakins
(West Surreys)
Great Houghton - Wounded
Soldier – Shaw, Walter – Narrowly Escaped Death
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
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 !
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
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Private D Hawker
(York & Lancs)
Wounded
Soldier – Hollingsworth E. – Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 19, 1916
Private E. Hollingsworth
(York & Lancs)
Great Houghton - Killed
Soldier – Howarth, Fred – Missing after Great Advance – Killed
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
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 26, 1916
Private J.W. Leaming
(York & Lancs)
Great Houghton - Killed
Soldier – Reynolds F.N. – Killed in Action
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
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 19, 1916
Corporal P.H. Stockley
(York and Lancs)
Great Houghton - Wounded