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Airman – Millsom, Joseph – Officer’s Batman

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Joseph Millsom (19), youngest member of a big family, and son of Mr. and Mrs. O....

Soldier – Bissett, Eric – Soldier’s Letter

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1941 Soldier's Letter Eric Bissett, of School Street, Darfield, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bissett, of...

Soldier – Guest, Roy – Never Missed an Issue

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941 Never Missed an Issue Driver Roy Guest, son of Mr. Joe Guest and the late Mrs. Guest,...

Soldier – Ingman, Thomas – Out For Promotion

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941 Out For Promotion Corpl. Thomas Ingman (23) son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ingman, of Nanny Marr,...

Soldier – Rowbottom – Wedding Planned

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941 Wedding Planned Fred Rowbottom (22), of Doncaster Road. Darfield, joined the Royal Artillery about eighteen months ago...

Soldier – Royston, Albert – Well Known Darfielder

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Well Known Darfielder Albert E. Royston. only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Royston. of Hill Street,...

Soldier – Whitehead, Jack – Five Years In India

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1941 Five Years In India Sergt. Jack Whitehead, son of Mrs Wm. Taylor, of Balkley Lane, Darfield, and...

Soldier – Willetts, William Arthur – Billeted In New House

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941 Billeted In New House William Arthur Willetts (29), only son of Mr. and Mrs Daniel Willetts, joined...

Editorial – “Total” War

1 March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 March 1941 "Total" War We have now something like an official declaration of policy on the difficult question of...

Editorial – Balkan Rot (video)

8 March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941 Balkan Rot Bulgaria has followed Rumania under the Axis umbrella. Once again Hitler has been able...