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1941 Quarter 1

Soldier – Heeley, Gilbert – Attached to R.A.

January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 January 1941 Gilbert Heeley, of Doncaster Road, Darfield, is attached to the R.A. Before enlistment he worked as...

Soldier – Nowell, Ernest – Transferred to Scottish Regiment

January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 January 1941   Ernest Nowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Nowell, of Illsley Road, Darfield, who was in...

Soldier – Slater, Royden – Gets Plenty of Mail

January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 January 1941 Gets Plenty of Mail Gunner Royden Slater, R.A. (21). is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T....

Editorial – Roosevelt’s Resolve (video – Arsenal of Democracy)

4 January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 January 1941 Roosevelt's Resolve Mr. Roosevelt has now made' it clear "beyond a per-adventure," as his illustrious predecessor of...

Editorial – Slippery Places

11 January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 January 1941 Slippery Places Then understood I the end of these men; namely, how Thou dost set them...

Editorial – Fledglings

18 January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 January 1941 Fledglings                        The Air Ministry's scheme for the formation of an Air Training Corps for boys between...

Editorial – Calling All Classes

25 January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 January 1941 Calling All Classes Mr. Churchill and Mr. Bevin shed light on the great man power problem this...

Sailor – Dronfield, Harold – Seaman Killed.

February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 February 1941 Seaman Killed. A telegram with the news that Seaman Harold Dronfield had been accidentally killed was...

Soldier – Smith, Herbert – Suits Him !

February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 February 1941 Suits Him ! In the Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry is Herbert Smith (24), son of Mr. and...

Editorial – The Battle Eve

1 February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 February 1941 The Battle Eve Though wintry weather has slowed down hostilities in the West, disintegration of the...