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Sailor – Shaw J. – Keen Sportsman

June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 Able Seaman J. Shaw. 47. York Cottages, Pitt Street, Low Valley, formerly a surface worker at...

Soldier – Parnham W. – Royal Engineers

June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 Sapper W. Parnham (25), youngest son of Mr. W. Parnham and the late Mrs. Parnham, School...

Soldier – Vizzard, Fred – Party in Prison Letter from Soldier

June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 21, 1941 Party in Prison Letter from Low Valley Soldier Mr. and Mrs. George Vizzard. of 58, George Street, Low Valley, have...

Editorial – After Crete

7 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1941 After Crete For the fourth time the Nazis have thrust us into the sea. Our expulsion...

Editorial – “The Answer to Defeat is Victory”

14 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1941 "The Answer to Defeat is Victory" Mr. Churchill's speech on Tuesday, dispelled the thundercloud that settled...

Editorial – Russia – Rash Rupture

28 June 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 June 1941 Russia - Rash Rupture It is perhaps too early yet to hope that the war has now...

Wedding – Wainwright & Fryer

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941 P.c. J. H. C. Fryer (Birmingham) and Miss R.  Wainwright (Darfield) The wedding took place on Saturday...

Wedding – Wistow & Gaskell

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 July 1941 Mr. H. Gaskell (Darfield) and Miss Y. Wistow (Low Valley). Last Thursday at Darfield Parish Church the...

Darfield’s Remarkably Successful Weapon’s Week.

July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 July 1941 The company assembled at the conclusion of Darfield’s remarkably successful Weapon's Week. On the left are Mr...

Marconigrams – July 19th, 1941

July 1941
South Yorkshire Times, July 19, 1941 Marconigrams Superintendent L. Heeson, of Mexborough Fire Brigade, and Mrs Heeson, celebrated their silver wedding on Monday. A postcard received by...