1918
Soldier – Hopkinson, Fred – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1918
Gunner Fred Hopkinson
York and Lancaster
Gunner Hopkinson of Darfield Bridge, has been killed in action.
He was 19, and was...
Soldier – Briggs, Walter – Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1918
A Darfield Medallist.
Lance Corporal Walter Briggs (R.E.), son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Briggs, of Garden-Street, Darfield,has been...
Soldier – Hayes, John – Prisoner in Germany
Soldier – Hayes, John – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918
Private John Hayes
York and Lancaster
Darfield – Prisoner in Germany
Soldier – Thorpe, Titus – Hospital, Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918
Private Titus Thorpe
York and Lancaster
Private Thorpe of Dar-field, is in hospital in France, wounded.
He enlisted three years ago,...
Sailor – Venables, Horace – Died after an Operation
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 13, 1918
Darfield Sailor's Funeral
At All Saints, Darfield, on Friday, First-Class Stoker Horace Venables, aged 25, eldest son of Mr....
Soldier – Beadon G.– Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1918
Private G Beadon
After being missing nearly 3 months, Private George Beadon, Coronation Street, has written stating he is...
Soldier – Cottom, Arthur – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1918
Private Arthur Cottom
Private Cottom, Havelock Street, was been missing a long time, is now ascertained to be a...
Soldier – Firth, John – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1918
Signaller John Firth
Machine Gun Company
Signaller John Firth of New st. is a prisoner in Germany after being reported...
Soldier – Pearce, Ernest Edwin – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1918
Signaller Ernest Edwin Pearce
Sherwood Foresters
Signaller Pearce has written home a cheerful letter stating he is a prisoner in...
Soldiers – Froggatt’s – Wounded and Discharged
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24, 1918
Gunner, Charles Froggatt
(Tank Corps)
Gunner Charles Froggatt (picture, left), third son of Mr Alf Froggatt, New Street Darfield,...