1918 Quarter 4
Soldier – Bowden E.– Wounded in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 12, 1918
Gunner E. Bowden
Royal Garrison Artillery
Gunner Bowden, son of Mr and Mrs. J. Bowden, 10, Church Street, Darfield, was...
Soldier – McDermid C.E. -Drowned
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19, 1918
Sergeant C.E. McDermid
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sergeant McDermid is among those who have been lost with the ill-fated...
Soldier – Askin G.– Killed
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19, 1918
Private G Askin
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Mrs Askin, 24 George St, Low Valley has heard from the...
Soldier – Fisher M.– Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 19 1918
Private M Fisher
York and Lancaster
Darfield – Killed
Soldier – Greenhow, Albert – Killed by Enemy Shell
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 26, 1918
Private Albert Greenhow
M.T., A.S.C.
Private Greenhow Stonyford road, Low Valley, has been killed by an enemy shell.
He enlisted in...
Soldier – Pugsley, Richard – Croix de Guerre
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 26, 1918
War Honours
Local Promotions and Decorations
Last Friday four presentations of gold watches took place at the Houghton Main Colliery,...
Soldier – Bromley, Thomas – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Private Thomas Bromley
Fourth Yorkshire Regiment
Low Valley – Prisoner in Germany
Soldier – Clarkson, Norman – Wounded by Shrapnel
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 9, 1918
Private Norman Clarkson
West Riding Regiment
Private Clarkson has been wounded in the leg by shrapnel, and is in hospital...
Soldier – Elliott, Fred – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 23, 1918
Private Fred Elliott
West Ridings Regiment
Darfield – Wounded
Soldier – Hayes, John – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 9, 1918
Second Lieutenant John Hayes
Kings Own Yorkshire Light InfantryThis
Darfield – Wounded