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Soldier – Richards C. – Fever

October 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 28, 1916 Private C Richards (East Yorks) Great Houghton - Fever Private Claude Richards, is a younger brother of driver WH Richards,...

Soldier – Richards W.H. – Heat Stroke

October 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 28, 1916 Driver W.H. Richards (Royal Field Artillery) Great Houghton - Heat Stroke Mr and Mrs J Richards of Burntwood Hall cottages, Brierly,...

Soldier – Webster G.H. – Wounded

October 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 14, 1916 Petty Officer G.H. Webster (R.N.D.) Great Houghton - Wounded

Soldier – Marshall, Thomas – Wounded

November 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, November 18, 1916 Corporal Thomas Marshall (Black Watch) Little Houghton - Wounded

Soldier – Wilby, James Henry – Another Houghton Medal

November 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, November 11, 1916 Another Houghton Medal Private James Henry Wilby (York and Lancs), eldest son of Mr and Mrs T Wilby, of Middlecliffe, Great...

Soldier – Brooke, William – Wounded

December 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 2, 1916 Private William Brooke (Northumberland Fusiliers) Great Houghton - Wounded

Soldier – Swift, John – Wounded

December 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 30, 1916 Private John Swift (K.O.Y.L.I.) Great Houghton - Wounded

Soldier – Thompson G. – Malaria

December 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 30. 1916 Corporal G Thompson (Lancs Fusiliers) Great Houghton - Malaria

Soldier – Wardle, George – Promoted to Company Sergeant Major

December 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 30, 1916 A Houghton Promotion Mr and Mrs J Wardle, of 29, Middlecliffe cottages, Little Houghton, have just received interesting news...

Soldiers – Great Houghton Patriots

January 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 20,1917 Great Houghton Patriots Mr and Mrs George Lilly, of Vaughan Terrace, School Street, Great Houghton, have two sons and two...