1917 Annual
Soldier – Hoburn, Gilbert – Died after Spine Injury
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 19 1917
Private Gilbert Hoburn
(York and Lancs)
from Low Valley, was severely wounded in the spine on May 3 and died...
Soldier – Lloyd, Howard – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 19 1917
Lance Corporal Howard G Lloyd
(Royal Engineers)
Darfield Bridge, was killed on April 30.
Lance Corporal Lloyd joined the Forces in...
Soldier – Stables L.W. – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 5 1917
Private L W Stables
(York and Lancs)
Darfield – wounded
Soldier – Whiitehead, John – Severley Wounded and Died
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 19 1917
Cpl John Whitehead
(East Yorkshire)
was severely wounded on May 5 and has since died.
He enlisted in the York and...
Soldier – Froggatt A. – Darfield Machine Gunners Escape
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
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
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
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
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
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...