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Noah Short’s Four Ducks

February 1918
Leeds Mercury - Saturday 23 February 1918 Joseph Dyson, Wombwell trammer, was fined £5 and costs at Barnsley, yesterday, for stealing four ducks, the property...

Soldier – Dibb H. – Disentry

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 2, 1918 Private H Dibb Yorkshire Regiment Darfield – dysentery

Soldier – Dibb, Arthur – Killed by Shrapnel

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 2, 1918 Private Arthur Dibb Pte. Arthur Dibb, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Dibb, of Pontefract road, Castleford, has been...

Soldier – Moss, Frank – Killed by Bullet

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 2, 1918 Private. Frank Moss York and Lancaster Private Moss, son of Mr.and Mrs. Fred Moss, of Middlecliffe, was killed on December...

Soldier – Baxter D. – Darfield Soldier’s Splendid Record.

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 9, 1918 Darfield Soldier's Splendid Record. Sergt.-Instructor D. Baxter, M.M., M.S.M., is over on a fortnight's leave, and our Darfield correspondent...

Soldier – Baxter D. – Veteran Hero Decorated at Pontefract

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 16, 1918 Darfield Soldier Honoured Veteran Hero Decorated at Pontefract Sergeant D Baxter, M.M., M.S.M.(Royal Engineers) was invited to Pontefract on Monday...

Soldiers – Fisher Brothers – Signaller, Mentioned in Despatches & Good Work

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 23, 1918 The eldest son of Mr. Sam Fisher, of New street, Sergt.-Major T. H. Fisher. (picture right) has seen...