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Soldier – Wigley, Joseph – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 15, 1917
Private Joseph Wigley
Machine Gun Corps
Wounded
Soldier – Francis, Charles – Missing, Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 22, 1917
Private Charles Francis
York and Lancaster Regiment
Private Charles Francis, son of Mr and Mrs George Francis of Dearne villas,...
Soldier – Lilley, George – Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times, September 15, 1917
Private George Lilley
York and Lancaster
Great Houghton – Military Medal
Sodier – Wilks – Trench Fever
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 20
Lance Corporal F.J. Wilks
York and Lancaster
Lance Corporal Wilks, of Sandhill, is in hospital with trench fever.
He enlisted in September...
Soldier – Wigley Joseph – Died from Wounds
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917
Military Funeral at Darfield
Sandhill Man Dies of Wounds
Private Joseph Wigley, aged 31, of Sandhill, Great Houghton, died...
Barnsley Boy Electrocuted
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 07 November 1917
Barnsley Boy Electrocuted
George Henry Fisher (15), screenhand, of 10, Snape Hill Road, Darfield. met with a...
Pit Laid idle
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 15 November 1917
The Houghton Main Colliery, near Darfield, was laid idle, yesterday, in consequence of an accident the previous...
Soldier – Siddall, Harry – Reported Missing
Mexborough & Swinton Times , December 22, 1917
Pte. Harry Siddall
(Royal Fusiliers)
Private Siddall is reported missing since Oct. 26. Any information concerning him will be...
Soldier – Lloyd E. – Wounded Arm
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 26, 1918
Sapper E Lloyd
Royal Engineers
Sapper Lloyd has received a gunshot wound in the right arm.
He enlisted in October 1915...
Soldier – Thompson E. J. – Dangerously Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 19, 1918
Cpl. E. J. Thompson
Lancashire Fusiliers
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson, of High st., have received news that their...