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1914 Aug 8  Editorial – The Blow – The European War is Come Upon Us
1916 Jan    Darfield War Memorial
1916 Jan    Soldier – Saxton A. – A Darfield Officer
1916 Jan    Soldier – Smith, Isaac – Darfield Soldier in Hospital
1916 Jan    Soldier – Walton H. – 16 Year Old, One of 3 Brothers at Front
1916 Jan    Soldiers – Waltons- Three Brothers Serving
1916 Apr    Soldier – Avill J.T. – Darfield Soldier’s Interesting Description
1916 Apr    Soldier – Dr Baxter – Interesting Letter
1916 Apr    Soldier – Fisher, George – Died of Gunshot Wounds
1916 Apr    Soldier – Mallinder, Charles H. – Wounded in Both Feet at Chocolate Hill
1916 Apr    Soldier – Morton, Arthur – Killed in Action in France
1916 Apr    Soldier – Poxon, Andrew – Killed in Action
1916 Apr    Soldier – Shepherd – Invalided Home with Frostbite
1916 Apr    Soldiers – Heckingbottom – Three Sons Fighting
1916 May    Soldier – Bailey, Maurice – Wounded in Hands from a Shell
1916 May    Soldier – Reynolds C. – Killed
1916 May    Soldier – Watkin W. C. – Well Respected Officer
1916 May    Soldier – Bly, Phillip – Shell Wound in Back
1916 Jun    Sailor – Dale, John William – Served in ‘Revenge’
1916 Jun    Sailor – Holmes, Alfred – In the Thickest Battle
1916 Jun    Soldier – Allan, Charles – Wounded by Shrapnel
1916 Jun    Soldier – Carr, Fred – Recovered from Septic Poisoning
1916 Jun    Soldier – Fareham, William – Promoted for Bravery
1916 Jun    Soldier – Goldthorpe, Oliver – In Hospital with Bad Feet
1916 Jun    Soldier – Singleton, William – Discharged after Gas
1916 Jul    Soldier – Jackson J.C. – Recovered from Gas Attack
1916 Jul    Sailor – Venables, Horace – Home on Leave
1916 Jul    Sailor -Hirst, Sylvester – In the Jutland Battle
1916 Jul    Soldier – Butterworth W. – Wounded and Leg to be Amputated
1916 Jul    Soldier – Chance, Sydney – Recovered from Gas Attack
1916 Jul    Soldier – Cottam, Charles – Killed in Action
1916 Jul    Soldier – Dale, G.H. – Wounded by Shrapnel
1916 Jul    Soldier – De Ville Smith – Lay Reader and Officer Killed
1916 Jul    Soldier – Debney, Jonah – Shrapnel in Groin and Fractured Leg
1916 Jul    Soldier – Fearons, George – Bullet in Right Arm
1916 Jul    Soldier – Fearons, John – Sceptic Poisoning
1916 Jul    Soldier – Foster W.M. – Died of Wounds in Great Advance
1916 Jul    Soldier – Fowler, John – Died of Enteric Fever
1916 Jul    Soldier – Goldthorpe, Hornby – Wounded in Back by Shrapnel
1916 Jul    Soldier – Hall, James – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Hayes, Alvin – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Knighton G.H. – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Leatham G.W. – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Manning W. – Killed in Action
1916 Jul    Soldier – Markham, Joe – Wounded by Bullet in Leg
1916 Jul    Soldier – Marsh A. – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Marsh J.T. – Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldier – Mellor A. – Wounded in Arm by Gunshot
1916 Jul    Soldier – Northcliffe, George H – Wounded by Bursting Shell
1916 Jul    Soldier – Prendergast, John – Hospital in London
1916 Jul    Soldier – Strickland, Francis – Wounded in Arms and Back
1916 Jul    Soldier – Ward J.W. – Died of Wounds in the Great Advance
1916 Jul    Soldier – Watkin, W. Clifford – Officer Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Andrews W. & Joseph – Both Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Baxter, Percy & Henry – Both Wounded
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Choristers Doing Their Bit – Stanley ; Baxter; Higgins ; Batty ; Thorpe
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Injured – Absolem & Millwards
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Injured – Conway, Dobbin, Fletcher, Perrin
1916 Jul    Soldiers – Mill(w)ard – Wounded
1916 Jul 8  Editorial – Forward !
1916 Aug    Soldier – Bedford H. – In Egypt
1916 Aug    Soldier – Bedford, Philip – Trench Fever
1916 Aug    Soldier – Bedford, Sam – Killed
1916 Aug    Soldier – Bedford, Samuel – Killed in Great Advance
1916 Aug    Soldier – Boyce, Sam – Killed in Great Advance
1916 Aug    Soldier – Davis, Owen – Wounded
1916 Aug    Soldier – Gommersall, Samuel – Fatally Wounded by a Bullet
1916 Aug    Soldier – Griffiths R. – Wounded
1916 Aug    Soldier – Holmes, Herbert – Killed in Great Advance
1916 Aug    Soldier – Lazenby, Henry – Missing since Great Advance, Confirmed Dead
1916 Aug    Soldier – Smith, Seth – Wounded
1916 Aug    Soldier – Tomlinson T. – Wounded
1916 Aug    Soldier – Whitwam J.H. – Wounded
1916 Aug    Soldier – Wilkinson W. – Invalided Home
1916 Aug    Soldiers – Atkinson, Davies – Injured
1916 Aug    Soldiers – Injured – Griffiths, Taylor and West
1916 Aug    Soldier – Atkinson R.W. – Gassed
1916 Sep    Soldier – Barnes H. – Wounded in Right Hand
1916 Sep    Soldier – Clarke M.J. – Wounded by Bullet in Chest
1916 Sep    Soldier – Firth, Joseph – Wounded Twice in Great Advance
1916 Sep    Soldier – Pearce H. – Rifle Accident
1916 Sep    Soldier – Roberts J.W. – Shell Shattered Dug Out
1916 Sep    Soldier – Stables, Oswald – Wounded by Shrapnel
1916 Sep    Soldiers – Stables – Five Sons in the Forces
1916 Oct    Soldier – Bailey M. – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Bartram T. – In Hospital
1916 Oct    Soldier – Beedert – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Coulthard – In Hospital
1916 Oct    Soldier – Debney W. – Killed
1916 Oct    Soldier – Hall, Arthur – Severely Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Hartshorne S. – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Heckingbottom G. – Killed
1916 Oct    Soldier – Lazenby H. – Killed
1916 Oct    Soldier – Smith C.A. – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldier – Wardle S. – Wounded
1916 Oct    Soldiers – Mellor Family – Three Wounded
1916 Nov    Soldier – Bartram – Trench Fever
1916 Nov    Soldier – Stanley F.C. – In Hospital
1916 Dec    Soldier – Baxter D. – Former Sexton wins Military Medal
1916 Dec    Soldier – Beech, Tom – In Hospital
1916 Dec    Soldier – Davis J.E. – Low Valley Military Medal
1916 Dec    Soldier – Howe A.J. – Killed
1916 Dec    Soldier – Saxton A. – Darfield Officer Wounded
1916 Dec    Soldier – Sugden J. – A “Britannic” Survivor
1916 Dec    Soldier – Swift, Seth – Died of Wounds
1917 Jan    Soldier – Atterbury, Walter – Wounded
1917 Jan    Soldier – Hind, Sydney – Shrapnel Wounds in Foot
1917 Jan    Soldier – Taylor, Alan – Dysentry
1917 Jan    Soldier – Watkin, W. Clifford – Awarded the Military Cross
1917 Feb    Soldier – Davies, John E. – Low Valley Military Medal
1917 Feb    Soldier – Higgins, Henry – In Hospital
1917 Feb    Soldier – Hind S. – Wounded
1917 Feb    Soldier – White, Leonard – Invalided Home
1917 Mar    Soldier – Andrews, Joe – Wounded last July and Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Atkinson R.W. – Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Baxter, Henry – Wounded Twice and Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Baxter, Percy – Severely Wounded and Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Mellor, Allan – Lost Leg and Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Pitchford, Samuel – Breakdown in Health – Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Powell, Ernest – Killed
1917 Mar    Soldier – Taylor, Arthur – Discharged
1917 Mar    Soldier – Upton, Howard – In Hospital
1917 Apr    Soldier – Carr, Albert Joseph – Killed in Great Advance
1917 May    Soldier – Fearons, George – Wounded by Shrapnel
1917 May    Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Wounded
1917 May    Soldier – Hoburn, Gilbert – Died after Spine Injury
1917 May    Soldier – Lloyd, Howard – Killed in Action
1917 May    Soldier – Stables L.W. – Wounded
1917 May    Soldier – Whiitehead, John – Severley Wounded and Died
1917 Jun    Soldier – Froggatt A. – Darfield Machine Gunners Escape
1917 Jun    Soldier – Beck, Fred – Invalided Home
1917 Jun    Soldier – Bradley, Steve – Wounded with Shrapnel
1917 Jun    Soldier – Brown, Tom – In Hospital in France
1917 Jun    Soldier – Cox W. – Invalided Home
1917 Jun    Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Died of Wounds
1917 Jun    Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Funeral at Darfield with Military Honours
1917 Jun    Soldier – Goldthorpe, Hornby – Wounded and Discharged
1917 Jun    Soldier – Goldthorpe, Oliver – Killed in Action
1917 Jun    Soldier – Hill B. – Gas Poisoning
1917 Jun    Soldier – Jackson J.C. – Invalided Home
1917 Jun    Soldier – Lazenby G.W. – Dysentery, Myalgia & Heart trouble
1917 Jun    Soldier – Leeson W. – Military Medal for Stretcher Bearer
1917 Jun    Soldier – Love, George – Wounded
1917 Jun    Soldier – Nicholls B. – Shrapnel Wounds
1917 Jun    Soldier – Roper F. – Trooper Missing, Confirmed Dead
1917 Jun    Soldier – Smith M.E. – Wounded
1917 Jun    Soldier – Stables, James – Wounded in Action
1917 Jun    Soldier – Stables, Oswald – Discharged
1917 Jun    Soldier – Steele G. – Wounded by Shrapnel
1917 Jun    Soldier – Swindles J.W. – Wounded Twice
1917 Jun    Soldier – Woodward, Thomas – Killed in Action
1917 Jul    Soldier – Hall, James – Wounded in Fingers
1917 Jul    Soldier – Hambleton, Jams – Wounded in Action
1917 Jul    Soldier – Bartram C.– Severely wounded
1917 Jul    Soldier – Harding, Fred – In Hospital
1917 Jul    Soldier – Moss, Frank – Wounded by Shrapnel
1917 Jul    Soldier – Parrington, Tom – killed in action in France
1917 Jul    Soldier – Prendergast J.– Killed
1917 Aug    Soldier – Casson, Bruce Stanley – Killed by a Shell at Passchendaele
1917 Aug    Soldier – Morley C. – Military Medal
1917 Sep    Soldier – Bedford, Phillip – Wounded in France
1917 Sep    Soldier – Brown, Tom – Wounded by Shrapnel
1917 Sep    Soldier – Burnham, Arthur – In hospital with Leg Trouble
1917 Sep    Soldier – Chilton, Stanley – Wounded by Shell
1917 Sep    Soldier – Taylor, James – In Hospital
1917 Sep    Soldier – Bowen, William Reginald – Hit by Shrapnel on the Head
1917 Oct    Soldier – Jopling W.– Wounded in Knee
1917 Oct    Soldier – Nicholls, William – Ill in Hospital
1917 Oct    Soldier – Upton H.– Gassed and in Hospital
1917 Oct    Soldier – Wigley Joseph – Died from Wounds
1917 Nov    Soldier – Beardsley J.– Missing
1917 Nov    Soldier – Gilbert P.– Wounded
1917 Nov    Soldier – Longden H.– In Hospital
1917 Dec    Soldier – Freear, George – Trench Feet
1917 Dec    Soldier – Perrin W.H.– Received Discharge
1917 Dec    Soldier – Perrin, Horace – Wounded in France
1917 Dec    Soldier – Stanley F. – Final Discharge
1918 Jan    Soldier – Taylor J.D.– discharged
1918 Jan    Soldier – Dobbins, Abraham – Killed in Action
1918 Jan    Soldier – Robinson, Arthur – Military Medallist
1918 Feb    Soldier – Dibb, Arthur – Killed by Shrapnel
1918 Feb    Soldier – Moss, Frank – Killed by Bullet
1918 Feb    Soldier – Baxter D. – Darfield Soldier’s Splendid Record.
1918 Feb    Soldier – Baxter D. – Veteran Hero Decorated at Pontefract
1918 Feb    Soldiers – Fisher Brothers – Signaller, Mentioned in Despatches & Good Work
1918 Mar    Soldier – Briggs, Walter – In Hospital
1918 Mar    Soldier – Millsom J. – In Hospital
1918 Apr    Soldier – Tipping J. W. – In Hospital with Scalp Wound
1918 Apr    Soldier – Bartram, Charles – Severe Wounds, Discharged
1918 Apr    Soldier – Carr, Fred – Wounded
1918 Apr    Soldier – Dale, George – Bullet Through Body
1918 Apr    Soldier – Penaluna – Wounded in Hospital
1918 Apr    Soldier – Walters, J.–Severe Gunshot Wounds in Face
1918 Apr    Soldier – Walton H. – Wounded
1918 Apr    Soldier – Morris, George – Killed in Action
1918 May    Soldier – Hind S. – Missing
1918 May    Sailor – Hall, Horace – In Hospital
1918 May    Soldier – Brown, Fred – Prisoner of War
1918 May    Soldier – Hirst W. – Missing, Wounded POW
1918 May    Soldier – King H.W. – Gassed
1918 May    Soldier – Nicholls B. – Lost His Speech
1918 May    Soldier – Podmore B. – Severely Gassed
1918 May    Soldier – Turner, George – Gassed
1918 Jun    Soldier – Cottom, Arthur – Missing
1918 Jun    Soldier – Pearce, Ernest Edwin – Missing
1918 Jun    Soldier – Penaluna, Arthur – Prisoner in Germany
1918 Jun    Soldier – Scott S. – Gassed & in Hospital
1918 Jun    Soldier – Firth, John – Missing
1918 Jul    Soldier – Hayes, John – Prisoner in Germany
1918 Jul    Soldier – Thorpe, Titus – Hospital, Wounded
1918 Jul    Sailor – Venables, Horace – Died after an Operation
1918 Aug    Soldier – Beadon G.– Prisoner in Germany
1918 Aug    Soldier – Cottom, Arthur – Prisoner in Germany
1918 Aug    Soldier – Firth, John – Prisoner in Germany
1918 Aug    Soldier – Pearce, Ernest Edwin – Prisoner in Germany
1918 Aug    Soldiers – Froggatt’s – Wounded and Discharged
1918 Aug    Soldier – Beardsley, Joseph – Presumed Killed
1918 Aug    Soldier – Carr, Fred – Killed In Action
1918 Aug    Soldier – Hirst, Wilfred – Death from Wounds in Prison
1918 Aug    Soldier – Jobling W.– Killed in Action
1918 Sep    Soldier – Bowden W. – Gassed in Action
1918 Sep    Soldier – Brammer, Arthur – Wounded by Shell Splinter
1918 Sep    Soldier – Watts, Henry – Wounded for Second Time
1918 Sep    Soldier – Watts, Lewis – Wounded in Leg
1918 Sep    Soldier – Fisher, Henry – Awarded D.C.M.
1918 Oct    Soldier – McDermid C.E. -Drowned
1918 Oct    Soldier – Askin G.– Killed
1918 Oct    Soldier – Fisher M.– Killed in Action
1918 Oct    Soldier – Greenhow, Albert – Killed by Enemy Shell
1918 Oct    Soldier – Pugsley, Richard – Croix de Guerre
1918 Nov    Soldier – Clarkson, Norman – Wounded by Shrapnel
1918 Nov    Soldier – Elliott, Fred – Wounded
1918 Nov    Soldier – Hayes, John – Wounded
1918 Nov    Soldier – Thompson, Walter – Wounded in Right Arm
1918 Nov    Soldier – Thompson, William – Wounded by Shrapnel
1918 Nov    Soldier – Watson, William Henry – Killed by a Shell
1918 Nov    Soldier – Briggs, Walter – Military Medal
1918 Nov    Soldier – Tate, Thomas – Military Medal
1918 Nov    Soldier – Wright, Percy – Military Medal
1918 Dec    Battle Honours – Local Decorations in Great War – A Remarkable List of 250 Heroes
1918 Dec    Victory Year – The Stirring Events of 1918 – Final Year of the War
1918 Dec    Soldier – Brass, Reginald – French Awards
1919 Jan    Soldier – Bell, George – Mons Man Home from Germany – A Long Ordeal.
1919 Apr    Bridegroom’s Lost Voice.
1919 Apr    Soldier – Morley E.C – Shrapnel Wounds
1919 Jun    Darfield’s War Memorial.
1919 Jul    Celebrations in the District
1919 Jul    The Festivities at Darfield
1921 Sep    The Great War Ends – The Terminus.
1939 Nov    A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial
1941 Aug    Airman – Carr, Bernard – A1 in R.A.F.
1942 Jan    Soldier – Sagar, Thomas – Reported Missing – Later Reported Dead