Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1917

Munition Works Disaster

We have received information that Mr William Beevers, son of Mr W Beevers, Bridge Street, Swinton, who is employed in a munitions factory in East London, adjoining the works which suffer disaster last Friday, was injured.

He was blown from one side of the road to the other, has suffered slight wounds on the arms and leg, from which is making a satisfactory recovery