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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...

Soldier – Watkin, William – Military Cross

January 1917
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 15 January 1917 Honours for Houghton Main Soldier. Temporary Second-Lieutenant William Clifford Watkin, R.E., whose home is at Darfield, has...

Soldier – Horseman Brothers – One in Hospital, One in France

February 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 24, 1917 Great Houghton Brothers Private George Herbert Horseman (York and Lancs) whose photograph appears across joined the York and Lancashire Regiment,...