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Soldier – Froggatt A. – Darfield Machine Gunners Escape

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 23, 1917 Darfield Machine Gunners Escape Mr and Mrs Alfred Froggatt, of new Street, Darfield, have received an interesting letter from...

Soldier – Beck, Fred – Invalided Home

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 2, 1917 Lance Corporal Fred Beck (York and Lancaster) has been invalided home and is at present in hospital at Glasgow. Prior to...

Soldier – Bradley, Steve – Wounded with Shrapnel

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 2, 1917 Private S Bradley Mrs Bradley of Coronation Street, Darfield received intimation that her husband Private Steve Bradley (York and...

Soldier – Brown, Tom – In Hospital in France

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 23, 1917 Private Tom Brown (Durham LightInfantry) oldest son of Mr and Mrs John Brown of Victoria Street, Darfield, has been wounded. He...

Soldier – Cox W. – Invalided Home

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917 Sapper W Cox After having served about two years of the Royal Engineers in France, Sapper William Cox, of...

Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Died of Wounds

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917 Private WH Fretwell (West Yorks) of 34 John St, Darfield, recently reported wounded in the head and in hospital in...

Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Funeral at Darfield with Military Honours

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1917 Military Funeral at Darfield Private WH Fretwell (West Yorkshire) was interred at the Darfield cemetery on Tuesday, with military honours. Deceased joined...

Soldier – Goldthorpe, Hornby – Wounded and Discharged

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 2, 1917 Private Hornby Goldthorpe Another brother, Hornby Goldthorpe, a dispatch rider in the East Lancashire, received shrapnel wound in the...

Soldier – Goldthorpe, Oliver – Killed in Action

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 2, 1917 Private Oliver Goldthorpe Mr and Mrs Goldthorpe of New Street, have receive news of their son Private Oliver Goldthorpe...

Soldier – Hill B. – Gas Poisoning

June 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 30, 1917 Driver B Hill Mr and Mrs Benjamin Hill of Snape Hill, have been notified from the War office that...