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Sailor – Bray, Harold Ezra – Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 18, 1918 Seaman Harold Ezra Bray Royal Naval Department Seasman Bray, son of Mrs Neville, 10, Church St, Thurnscoe, is reported...

Soldier – Brooks G.H.– Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 18, 1918 Private G H Brooks West Yorkshires   Private Brooks, 25 South view, Thurnscoe, has been missing since March 23, and his...

Soldier – Duncan, George – Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918 Lance Corporal George Duncan Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Lance Corporal Duncan, 5 Hickleton Terrace, Thurnscoe has not been heard...

Soldier – Smith J .– Injuries To Face

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Private J Smith Northumberland Fusiliers Private Smith, Hickleton Terrace, Thurnscoe, has been awarded a second time and is in hospital...

Soldier – Watson, Jack – Missing

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Private Jack Watson York and Lancaster Pte. Jack Watson (Y. & L.), a nephew of Mrs. Dunedin, 5, Hickleton terrace,...

Soldiers – Blackburn L. & H. –Brothers in hospital

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918 Thurnscoe Brothers In Hospital. Pte. L. Blackburn (Sherwood Foresters), and Pte. H. Blackburn (West Yorks.), sons of Mr. Walter...

Soldiers – Firth Brothers – Wounded, Missing and Service

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Thurnscoe Brothers                        A Quartet of Fighters     Below are four sons of Mr. and Mrs .G. Firth, 59...

Soldier – Barnes, Charles – Died of Wounds

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Private Charles Barnes York and Lancaster Private Barnes, Butcher Street, Thurnscoe, has died of wounds, and leaves a widow...

Soldiers – Swift and Gosling – Brothers Killed

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 18, 1918 Thurnscoe Brothers Killed Below are photographs of Corporal Joseph Swift (Coldstream Guards), 9 Bolton Road Goldthorpe, and his half...

Soldier – Cooke – Thurnscoe Military Medal

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Thurnscoe Military Medal Private John Alfred Cooke York and Lancaster Private Cooke, Chapel St, Thurnscoe has been awarded the military Medal...