January
Contents:
Swinton Doctor’s Death.
Butchers on Strike.
Fines for Failing to Display Prices
Food Control
Swinton Man’s Cruelty
– Wife’s Sad Story.
Sailor & Soldiers
Smith, Fred – In Hospital
Chappell W.H.– Died of wounds
Sutton, William – Officially Killed
Bailey, Ernest – Killed in Action
Freeman, George – Killed in Action
Gelder, Albert – Officially Killed
Taylor, Clement – Died in France
Edwards W. S. – Military Funeral.
Taylor, John A. – Prisoner of War
February
Contents:
The Last Man – Poem
Food Shortages and Rationing
Double Tragedy – Murder and Suicide at Swinton
Soldiers:
Schofield, Mat. – Killed in Action
Sutton, William – Reported Killed
Beldan W. – 3 1/2 Years Service
March
Contents:
Munitions Worker Found in Canal
Great Central Railway Thefts
Brutality and Conscience
Soldiers:
Gladwin, Herbert – Missing – Killed
Schneider J. – Reported Killed
Cooper Family – Families Service
April
Contents:
Swinton Couple’s Troubles.
Assault on Football Field
Soldiers & Sailor
Callis R – Wounded
Frost, Arthur – Officer Invalided
Gething, George – Severe Gunshot in Face
Panther, Reginald – Wounded
Siddall, Harold – Killed in Action
Franks Brothers – One killed
May
Contents:
Miner Killed by Fall of Roof
Soldiers :
Agus, T.H. – Prisoner in Germany
Annables – Montagu Hospital
Badger, Albert – Hospital in Devon
Dimmock G. – Wounded
Dunstan, Sam – Hospital Gas Poison
Henson A.J. – Missing
Hindley – Prisoner in Germany
Pugh A. – Leg Amputated
Wilkinson G.P.– Missing & POW
Beevers, A. – Wounded Prisoner
Goodman, Vessey – Officially Dead
Arnold D.– Died of Wounds
Flint J – Died of Wounds
Foster, Percy – Died from Wounds
Ollett A.E.– Died of Wounds
Royall – William – Died of Wounds
Shaw J.W.– Killed
Weaver R.T.– Died of Gas
Flint, James – Died of Wounds
Oliver, Edgar – Military Cross
June
Contents:
Soldiers:
Denton, Archie – Wounded & Gassed
Froggatt A. – Prisoner in Germany
Geary A. – Wounded
Matthews, Frank – Reported Missing
Neath, Thomas – Missing
Rawson, Wm – Prisoner in Germany
Tarpin, Percy – Prisoner in Germany
Willey, Arthur – Prisoner in Germany
Cater, Harry – Killed in Action
Cridge, Fred – Killed in Action
Horton J.W. – Missing 12 months
– Officially Killed
Golicher, Jack – Military Medal
Metcalfe – Military Medal
Oliver, Edgar – Military Cross
July
Contents:
Hospital Demonstration
– Criticism of The Strikers.
Painful Story of Woman’s Death
– Witness Censured
Soldier:
Carr E. – Wounded in Both Thighs
August
Contents:
Fatality at Manvers Main
– Handyman Killed, Youth Injured
Suicide At 79 – Drowning Tragedy
War Exemption – Glass Workers
Soldiers:
Reader J.– Wounded
Oliver, Edgar – Decorations Gazetted
Oates, George – Killed
September
Contents:
Swinton Tramcar Scene
Soldiers & Airman
Pilley, Harold – Killed in Action
Sheppard, Chas – POW & Wounded
Thompson G.F.– Confirmed Killed
Crowcroft A. – Killed by Aerial Bomb
Hawcroft, George – Officially Killed
Lobley D.L.– Killed in Action
Pilley, Harold – Killed in Action
Swallow, Richard – Died of Wounds
Steele, Ronald – DFC
Presentation:
Gallant Soldier-Miners
– War Heroes from Collieries
Adey, Alfred – Military Medal
Mann A.E. – Military Medal
Oldfield – G.W. – Military Medal
Oliver, Frank – Military Medal
Buckingham Palace for Military Cross
October
Contents:
Soldiers and Sailor:
Burton – Hospital, Wounds, Shock
Devine Frank – POW in Bulgaria
Hudson, J. G. – Wounded in Action
Lightfoot G.H.– Prisoner in Germany
Rhodes, Arthur – Wounded in Ankle
Roebuck, J.R.– Wounded 5x, Gassed
Jones M .– Killed in Action
Sykes Families Handsome Contribution
– Seven Sons
November
Contents:
Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War
Soldiers:
Victoria Cross – Thomas Norman Jackson
Butterfield P. – 19 Year Old Killed
Darrell, George – Killed in France
Farr, Thomas James– Hit by Shell
Jones, Albert – Killed in Action
Jones, Alfred (Albert) – Killed
More, Sydney – Died of Pneumonia
Plater, Stanley – Killed in Action
Roebuck J.R – Five times Wounded
Steel J.A. – Severely Wounded in Back
Turpin, Tom – Died of Gunshot Wound
Tyas, Norman – Military Medal
December
Contents:
Swinton Urban Council
– Workmen Who Won’t Work.
Battle Honours – A Remarkable List
Victory Year – Stirring Events of 1918
– Final Year of the War
– South Yorkshire’s Part
Breach of Sugar Order
Gamblers Plunge Into The River.
Swinton Canal Suicides
“The Diamond Gang.”
Soldiers:
Chappell H.H.– Killed
Allott J.– Military Medal
Sutton, Walter –“Black Hole of Lille.”