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Soldier – Stockley P.H.– Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918
Sec.-Lt. P. H. Stockley
York and Lancaster
Great Houghton, Wounded.
Soldier – Somerfield, Alfred – Wounded In Head
Mexborough & Swinton Times May 11, 1918
Pte. Alfred Somerfield
York and Lancaster
After serving for three years at the Front Private Somerfield has been wounded...
Soldier – Walton J. – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1918
Mrs Walton of Ardsley has received news that her son, Gunner J Walton has been killed in action.
He...
Soldiers – Wardle Brothers – One Wounded and One Decorated.
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1918
Great Houghton Brothers.
One Wounded and One Decorated.
Company Sergeant Major G. Wardle,( picture, left) son of Mr. and Mrs....
Soldier – Brooke, William – Missing
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918
Cpl. Wm. Brooke
Northumberland Fusiliers.
Corporal Brooke, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Brooke, School street, is reported missing.
He...
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...