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Soldiers – Prescott, John & James – Out East
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941
Out East
Pte. John Prescott and Pte. James Prescott, sons of Mrs. Paling the late Mr. Prescott....
Editorial – Melee – Titanic Struggle
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941
Melee - Titanic Struggle
The titanic struggle between the Germans and the Russians is now nearly a...
Editorial – Catching a Tartar
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 July 1941
Catching a Tartar
Although the situation the Russian front is still obscure, the wistfulness of the German...
Editorial – Blunted Blitzkrieg
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 July 1941
Blunted Blitzkrieg
With the fourth week of Hitler’s cynical onslaught on Russia nearly spent the campaign takes...
Editorial – Twilight Phase
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 26 July 1941
Twilight Phase
We appear to have entered a twilight phase of the war. The enemy is quiescent...
Marconigrams – August 16th, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 August 1941
Marconigrams
Mr. Samuel Elkins, a Jump veteran, has gone back to work at the age of 80....
Marconigrams – August 9th, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times Saturday 09 August 1941
Marconigrams
Midsummer Time comes to an end on Sunday when all clocks should be put back one...
Airman – Bowker, Alfred – Former Chorister
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 August 1941
Former Chorister
A former chorister at Darfield Parish Church. Alfred Bowker (18), son of Mr. Arnold Bowker...
Airman – Carr, Bernard – A1 in R.A.F.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 August 1941
Bernard Carr (19) son of Mr. and Mrs. George Carr. of Barnsley Road, Darfield, has passed...
R.A.F. – Worth, Nellie – In R.A.F.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 August 1941
In R.A.F.
With the R.A.F. is Miss Nellie Worth (17 ½ ), daughter of Mr. and Mrs....