1916 Quarter 3
Soldier – Jackson J.C. – Recovered from Gas Attack
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Corporal JC Jackson
Cpl Jackson, eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Jackson, of Church View has recovered from...
Sailor – Venables, Horace – Home on Leave
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8, 1916
First Class Stoker
Horace Venables
last week, First Class Stoker Venables of HMS Queen Elizabeth, came home on leave to his...
Sailor -Hirst, Sylvester – In the Jutland Battle
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8, 1916
In the Jutland Battle
Sylvester Hirst, third son of Counc. G.H. Hirst, serving on H.M.S. Inconstant, and was present...
Soldier – Butterworth W. – Wounded and Leg to be Amputated
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 22, 1916
Private W Butterworth (York & Lancs) has been seriously wounded in the leg, which it is feared will...
Soldier – Chance, Sydney – Recovered from Gas Attack
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Signaller Chance
Signaller Sydney Chance, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Chance, of Millhouses, Darfield, has recovered from...
Soldier – Cottam, Charles – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8, 1916
Private Charles Cottam
(York & Lancs)
Havelock Street, Snape Hill, Darfield
Killed in Action
From C.W.G.C.:
Service No:189
Date of Death:21/06/1916
Regiment/Service:York and Lancaster Regiment...
Soldier – De Ville Smith – Lay Reader and Officer Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Captain George De Ville Smith (York and Lancs),
was a lay reader in the Darfield parish previous to the outbreak...
Soldier – Debney, Jonah – Shrapnel in Groin and Fractured Leg
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 29, 1916
Lance Corporal Jonah Debney (York & Lancs)
of 67 Havelock Street, Darfield, was wounded on 3rd July with shrapnel...
Soldier – Fearons, George – Bullet in Right Arm
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916
Corporal George Fearons
(York & Lancs),
youngest son of Mr and the late John Fearons, of College Terrace, Darfield, is...