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Sailor – Griffiths, Fred – Taken For A Spy!

February 1940
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

February 1940
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

February 1940
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)

22 February 1940
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”

March 1940
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

March 1940
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!

March 1940
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

March 1940
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)

13 April 1940
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

18 May 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 May 1940 The Storm Bursts Calamity mounts as victims of Nazi aggression multiply. Holland is the latest and...