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Soldier – Gomersal, Harry – Died of Pneumonia
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918
Great Houghton Soldier's Funeral.
Private Harry Gomersal
York and Lancaster
Private Gomersal, aged 27, of Great Houghton; who enlisted a...
Famous Sculler Dies
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10 1918
Famous Sculler.
Mr. William Elliott, or Little Hougnton, a famous sculller; who once held the world's championship.
He died recently...
Soldier – Brookes, George – Killed by Shell
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1918
Gunner. George Brooks
Royal Field Artillery
Gunner Brooks, after serving for eleven months in France, has been killed by a...
Soldier – Norris J.– 19 Year Old Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 28, 1918
Private J. Norris.
York and Lancaster
Mr and Mrs. James Norris, of Springvale road have just received official information of...
Soldier – Shaw S. – From India To Egypt
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 21, 1918
From India To Egypt
Houghton Cadet's Impressions
The following is an extract from a descriptive letter home by our former...
Soldier – McDermid C.E. -Drowned
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19, 1918
Sergeant C.E. McDermid
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sergeant McDermid is among those who have been lost with the ill-fated...
Soldier – Ashwood, John – Died of Wounds
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19, 1918
Mr, and Mrs. James Ashwood, Billingley, have been notified that their son Pte. John Ashwood, has died of...
Soldier – Wright, Nicholas – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19, 1918
Private Nicholas Wright
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Private Nicholas Wright of Middlecliffe, was killed in action on Sept. 4, having...
Soldiers – War Honours – Houghton Mains Contribution
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 26, 1918
War Honours
Local Promotions and Decorations
Last Friday four presentations of gold watches took place at the Houghton Main Colliery,...
Soldier – Fisher, Richard – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 9, 1918
Pte. Richard Fisher
Machine Gun Corps
Private Richard Fisher, Middlecliffe, who eniisted in April this year and went to the...