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Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Nazi Air Force's Busy Day
Planes Over British Coast
Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped
Italian Volunteers...
Soldier – Chadwick, Harry – Darfield Man Entertains.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Darfield Man Entertains.
Are the troops downhearted?—No! At least not when Private Harry Chadwick, of Darfield, is...
Soldier – Kearsley S. – Grateful Tommy
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
Grateful Tommy
Pte. S. Kearsley, of the K.O.Y.L.I. writes:
"I would like you to put a few lines in your...
Soldiers – Bladen C. & Cooke, Charles -Two Local Reservists
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
Two Local Reservists
A reservist who has seen three of six three years' service in India, C....
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...
Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940
The Nelson Touch
The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...
Missing Woman Found – Search Ends at Bawtry – Mystery of Widow’s Injuries
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Missing Woman Found
Houghton Search Ends at Bawtry
Mystery of Widow's Injuries
Mrs. Mary G. Parker (64), of Hallcroft, Church Street,...
Airman – Bates, George – Houghton Flight Rigger
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 23, 1940
Houghton Flight Rigger
Flight Rigger George Bates (19), son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bates, of Brampton Terrace, Great...
Sailor – Grafton, George – Escorted Canadians
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
Escorted Canadians
John George Grafton, son of Mr. G. Gratton and the late Mrs. Gratton, of Cross...
Soldier – Dallimore, John – France “A Funny Place”
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 23, 1940
France "A Funny Place"
The parents of John Dallamore, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dallamore, of Edward Street....