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Soldier – Atterbury, Walter – Wounded

January 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 20, 1917 Private Walter Atterbury (Suffolk Regiment) Darfield - Wounded

Soldier – Hind, Sydney – Shrapnel Wounds in Foot

January 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 20, 1917 Sapper Sydney Hind (Royal Engineers) eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Hind, of Doncaster Road, Darfield, is in Reading...

Soldier – Taylor, Alan – Dysentry

January 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 6, 1917 Private Alan Taylor (A.S.C., M.T.) Darfield - Dysentry

Soldier – Watkin, W. Clifford – Awarded the Military Cross

January 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1917 A Darfield Officer Awarded the Military Cross Lieutenant W Clifford Watkin Lt W Clifford Watkin, son of Mr and Mrs R Watkin,...

Soldier – Davies, John E. – Low Valley Military Medal

February 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 24, 1917 Sergeant John E Davies (R.A.M.C.) Low Valley - Awarded Military Medal

Soldier – Higgins, Henry – In Hospital

February 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 24, 1917 Seaman Henry Higgins Darfield - In Hospital eldest son of Mr & Mrs George Higgins, of CHurch View, Darfield, joined...

Soldier – Hind S. – Wounded

February 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 3, 1917 Sapper S. Hind (Royal Engineers) Darfield - Wounded

Soldier – White, Leonard – Invalided Home

February 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 24, 1917 Private Leonard White Darfield - In Hospital second son of Mr and Mrs J. W. White, of Darfield, has been...

Soldier – Andrews, Joe – Wounded last July and Discharged

March 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 17, 1917 Lance Corporal Joe Andrews of Church View, jopined the York and Lancs at the outbreak of war, and received...

Soldier – Atkinson R.W. – Discharged

March 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 1917 Private R.W. Atkinson (Notts & Derby) Darfield - Discharged