1940
Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940
France's Agony
The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...
Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1940
Alas For France
Our unhappy Ally has been struck down at our side and we fight on—alone. Yet not...
Editorial – Pawned By Petain
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 June 1940
Pawned By Petain
Mr. Churchill has said sufficient to indicate that the French capitulation, if not...
Editorial – Total Defence (audio)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 July 1940
Total Defence
In spite of the magnanimity of Mr. Churchill's attitude to the traitors of Vichy,...
Soldier – Baillie – Assumed Missing
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
A Thurnscoe soldier, Private D. Baillie (37), of 30, Deightonby Street, Thurnscoe East, has been assumed...
Soldier – Fish, Jack – Last Wrote on June 5th.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
Last Wrote on June 5th.
The family of Gunner Jack Fish, Royal Artillery, whose home is at...
Soldier – Squire H. – Was Missing now P.O.W.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
After being reported missing since May, official news that Cpl. H. Squire is a prisoner of...
Soldier – Jameson, Jack – Cheerful Gunner
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
Cheerful Gunner
Gunner Jack Jameson, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. 11. Jameson, of 24, Windsor Street,...
Editorial – Factors in the Fight
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 August 1940
Factors in the Fight
The "threatenings and slaughter ", breathed backward and forward across the North...
Editorial – Britain’s Battle Begins
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 August 1940
Britain's Battle Begins
The battle for local air supremacy," an essential preliminary to any" serious attempt...