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Sailor – Holmes, Alfred – In the Thickest Battle

June 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 17, 1916

Soldier – Allan, Charles – Wounded by Shrapnel

June 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 3, 1916 Private Charles Allan (York & Lancs), Private Allan of New Street, Darfield, was wounded in the face and hands...

Soldier – Carr, Fred – Recovered from Septic Poisoning

June 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 10, 1916 Private Fred Carr News has just been received by his mother that Private Carr has now recovered from septic...

Soldier – Fareham, William – Promoted for Bravery

June 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 3, 1916

Soldier – Goldthorpe, Oliver – In Hospital with Bad Feet

June 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 3, 1916

Soldier – Singleton, William – Discharged after Gas

June 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 3, 1916 Private William Singleton (York & Lancs) Private Singleton of New Street, Darfield, has been discharged from the Army as medically...

Soldier – Jackson J.C. – Recovered from Gas Attack

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 15, 1916 Corporal JC Jackson Cpl Jackson, eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Jackson, of Church View has recovered from...

Sailor – Venables, Horace – Home on Leave

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8, 1916 First Class Stoker Horace Venables last week, First Class Stoker Venables of HMS Queen Elizabeth, came home on leave to his...

Sailor -Hirst, Sylvester – In the Jutland Battle

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8, 1916 In the Jutland Battle Sylvester Hirst, third son of Counc. G.H. Hirst, serving on H.M.S. Inconstant, and was present...

Soldier – Butterworth W. – Wounded and Leg to be Amputated

July 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 22, 1916 Private W Butterworth (York & Lancs) has been seriously wounded in the leg, which it is feared will...