Mexborough and Swinton Swinton Times March 9, 1918

A Thurnscoe Hero

Corporal T Lancaster
Royal Engineers

Corporal Lancaster of Thurnscoe, who has been awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre.

The award is made for special gallantry and devotion to duty.

Corporal Lancaster’s party were caught in a heavy enemy barrage and at great personal risk he and a sergeant conveyed their officer who had been seriously wounded, to the dressing station.

Corporal Lancaster returned into the barrage to search for a comrade