1944 Quarter 3
Home Guard Honoured
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Guard Honoured
Company-Sgt.-Major I. L. Moseley of “A” Company of the 43rd West Riding Battalion of the Home Guard, has...
Soldier – Birch, Roland – Wounded In France
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Wounded In France
Roland Birch, of Briers Buildings, Great Houghton, is the first Great Houghton soldier to be wounded in...
Airman – Horseman, Bernard – Killed – A Great Houghton Loss
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Airman Killed
A Great Houghton Loss
News reached the district on Sunday night that Bernard Horseman, son of Mrs. Horseman of...
Soldier – Ogden, Richard – Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries
News reached Mrs. Richard Ogden of Snape Hill Road, last week that her husband Mr. Richard...
Soldier – Roebuck, Mable – Birthday In Forces
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Birthday In Forces
Pte. Mabel Roebuck, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roebuck, of Great Houghton, celebrated her 23rd birthday...
Soldiers – Beilby, Harry Thomas – Darfielders Meet Overseas
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Darfielders Meet Overseas
Bombardier Harry Thomas Beilby (26), is the son of Mrs. Beilby and the late Mr. Beilby of...
Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944
Shadow of Defeat
With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans. Having got our...
Editorial – Hammer And Sickle
South Yorkshire Times, 08 July 1944
Hammer And Sickle
Russia, whose war machine the Allies have never ceased to nourish, now sees her great opportunity and...
Editorial – Germany at Bay
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Germany at Bay
Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...
Editorial – Careless Talk
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Careless Talk
Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...