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Soldier – Dibb H. – Disentry

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 2, 1918 Private H Dibb Yorkshire Regiment Darfield – dysentery

Soldier – Dibb, Arthur – Killed by Shrapnel

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 2, 1918 Private Arthur Dibb Pte. Arthur Dibb, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Dibb, of Pontefract road, Castleford, has been...

Soldier – Moss, Frank – Killed by Bullet

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 2, 1918 Private. Frank Moss York and Lancaster Private Moss, son of Mr.and Mrs. Fred Moss, of Middlecliffe, was killed on December...

Soldier – Baxter D. – Darfield Soldier’s Splendid Record.

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 9, 1918 Darfield Soldier's Splendid Record. Sergt.-Instructor D. Baxter, M.M., M.S.M., is over on a fortnight's leave, and our Darfield correspondent...

Soldier – Baxter D. – Veteran Hero Decorated at Pontefract

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 16, 1918 Darfield Soldier Honoured Veteran Hero Decorated at Pontefract Sergeant D Baxter, M.M., M.S.M.(Royal Engineers) was invited to Pontefract on Monday...

Soldiers – Fisher Brothers – Signaller, Mentioned in Despatches & Good Work

February 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 23, 1918 The eldest son of Mr. Sam Fisher, of New street, Sergt.-Major T. H. Fisher. (picture right) has seen...

Soldier – Briggs, Walter – In Hospital

March 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 16, 1918 Lance Corporal Walter Briggs Royal Engineers Lance Corporal Briggs, Coronation. St., Darfield, is in hospital in France. He enlisted in Jan.,...

Soldier – Millsom J. – In Hospital

March 1918
Mexborough Sunni Times March 3, 1918 Private J Millsom Darfield – In Hospital

Defrauding Great Central Railway

April 1918
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 23 April 1918 Defrauding Great Central Railway William and Mary Ann Huddart, 2, Snape Hill Road, Darfield, travelled from Bulwell Common...

Soldier – Tipping J. W. – In Hospital with Scalp Wound

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Pte. J. W. Tipping. Mrs. Tipping, of Garden street, has been notified that her husband, Pte. J. W. Tipping...