Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940

Back on the Job

Signaller C. Spence, of the Royal Corps of Signals, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer, of Low Grange, Thurnscoe, who was a reservist and went to France on September 1st, has only been in Thurnscoe for 10 months in the last nine years.

He joined up at the age of 16, and served throughout the trouble in China in 1932, also serving at Malta and Palestine.

After serving eight years he obtained a post at Goldthorpe Employment Exchange until war was declared.

He writes home that he is in good health but the weather is terrible.