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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 – Harston J.C.– Military Medal

November 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 30, 1918 Corporal JC Harston East Lancashire Regiment Corporal Harston, a Houghton Main workmen who has won the Military Medal, and who...

Soldier – Willey, J.H. – Awarded M.M.

November 1918
Mexborough And Swinton Times November 16, 1918 Private J.H.Willey Middlecliffe Awarded 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...

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...

Soldier – Fisher J.A.– Wounded

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 14, 1918 Private J.E.Fisher Grenadier Guards Little Houghton – Wounded

Sailor – Milner F.– Died in Royal Naval Hospital

December 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 21, 1918 Able-Seaman F. Milner. Mr. and Mrs. S. Milner, of Brampton Terrace, Sandhill, Great Houghton, have been notified that their...