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Soldier – Davis, John, Christopher – Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Private J.C. Davies
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Thurnscoe - Killed
From C.W.G.C.:
Private
DAVIS, JOHN CHRISTOPHER
Service Number 62978
Died 12/09/1918
5th Bn.
King's Own...
Soldier – Gosling, George – Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 23, 1918
Trooper George Gosling
Yorkshire Dragoons
Thurnscoe – Killed
From C.W.G.C.:
Private
GOSLING, G
Service Number 175671
Died 20/10/1918
1st/1st
Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY I....
Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Armageddon Ended
End of the Great War
Germany “Down And Out.”
Submission to the Allies
Drastic Armistice Terms
Allies to Hold Rhineland and...
Wath Councillor’s Funeral – Death Robs Thurnscoe.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 13 December 1918
Death Robs Thurnscoe.
After an illness lasting only a few days, Councillor William Riley, landlord of the...
Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of...
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918
Battle Honours.
Local Decorations During The Great War.
A Remarkable List
We give below a list of the men of this...
Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918
Victory Year.
The Stirring Events of 1918.
South Yorkshire's Part in the Final Effort.
We have passed through the year of...
Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – South Yorkshire’s Part
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1918
While the battle raged on the Western Front, the people in the South Yorkshire district were doing their...
When Zeppelins Came
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 04 December 1918
When Zeppelins Came
The Mexborough district was subjected to a severe aerial attack on the night of September...
The Labour Troubles.
Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 23 January 1919
The Labour Troubles.
Yorkshire Coal Crisis. Late last night it was stated that the whole of the...
A Painful Story – Allegations in a Thurnscoe Case,
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1919
A Painful Story
Allegations in a Thurnscoe Case,
At Doncaster, on Saturday, William Jackson, miner, Thurnscoe, who has recently been...