1941
Airman – Thompson, Leslie – Schoolboy International
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1941
Schoolboy International Footballer
Leslie Thompson (18), the schoolboy international footballer, and son of Mr. and Mrs. A....
Airman – Roebuck, Bernard – Overseas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941
Darfield Man Overseas
Bernard Roebuck (22), son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Roebuck, of West Street, Darfield,...
Soldier – Harris, Clifford – Life in Army Healthier
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941
With the Royal Artillery is Gunner Clifford Harris, of 66. Rotherham Road, Middlecliffe. His wife and...
Soldier – Vizzard, Fred – Party in Prison Letter from Soldier
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
Party in Prison
Letter from Low Valley Soldier
Mr. and Mrs. George Vizzard. of 58, George Street, Low Valley, have...
Soldier & Sailor – Pearson, James & George -Land and Sea Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941
Land and Sea Brothers
One “leg" in the Army and another in the Navy is the lot of a...
Editorial – After Crete
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941
After Crete
For the fourth time the Nazis have thrust us into the sea. Our expulsion...
Editorial – “The Answer to Defeat is Victory”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1941
"The Answer to Defeat is Victory"
Mr. Churchill's speech on Tuesday, dispelled the thundercloud that settled...
Editorial – Russia – Rash Rupture
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 June 1941
Russia - Rash Rupture
It is perhaps too early yet to hope that the war has now...
Marconigrams – July 19th, 1941
South Yorkshire Times, July 19, 1941
Marconigrams
Superintendent L. Heeson, of Mexborough Fire Brigade, and Mrs Heeson, celebrated their silver wedding on Monday.
A postcard received by...
Montagu Hospital – This Week’s Casualty List – July 05th 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941
Montagu Hospital
This Week's Casualty List
Treated but not detained:
Thursday
Burton Dancy, 10, Roman Street, Thurnscoe,...