1940 Annual
Sailor – Griffiths, Fred – Taken For A Spy!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 February 1940
Taken For A Spy!
From a brother of Fred Griffiths, of Havelock Street, Darfield, comes interesting news...
Sailor – Dronfield H. – Leave After Three Years
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 February 1940
Leave After Three Years
Recently Stoker H. Dronfield pleasantly surprised his young wife whom he had not...
Soldier – Gillis, John James – Soon Promoted
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 February 1940
Soon Promoted
Within a few weeks of enlisting, John James Gillis of Snape Hill, Darfield, was promoted...
Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940
The Nelson Touch
The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...
Captured Nazi Ship – Darfield Man’s Part in Naval Success – Crew “Came Quietly”
South Yorkshire Times, March 2nd, 1940
Captured Nazi Ship
Darfield Man's Part in Naval Success
Crew "Came Quietly"
Arriving in a British port last week, with...
Soldier – Round, Edward – Darfield Sportsman
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
Darfield Sportsman
Driver Edward Round, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Round, of Barnsley Road, Darfield, who...
Soldier – White, Norman – Did Not Recognise King!
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 23, 1940
Did Not Recognise King!
Corporal Norman White, son of Mrs. White and the late Mr. Jack White, of School...
Soldier – Smith, Angus – Somewhere in England
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 16, 1940
Service Snaps
Angus Smith is a Darfield product and his home address is 11. West Street.
Angus joined the Forces...
Editorial – The Final Infamy – Invasion of Norway & Denmark (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 April 1940
The Final Infamy
The lightning invasion of Norway and Denmark may well be the final infamy...
Editorial – The Storm Bursts
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 May 1940
The Storm Bursts
Calamity mounts as victims of Nazi aggression multiply. Holland is the latest and...