1917 Quarter 2
Soldier – Carr, Albert Joseph – Killed in Great Advance
Mexborough & Swinton Times April 21, 1917
Private Albert Joseph Carr
(York and Lancs)
Private Carr of Church Street, Darfield, is officially reported killed on or about...
Soldier – Fearons, George – Wounded by Shrapnel
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 19 1917
Cpl George Fearons
(York and Lancs)
Snape Hill Darfield, has been wounded by shrapnel in the face and hands, and...
Soldier – Fretwell W.H. – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26 1917
Private WH Fretwell
(West Yorks)
Darfield – wounded
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...