Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 4, 1916

Swinton Man Severely Wounded

Private William Scholes, Piccadilly

Private Scholes has had the misfortune to lose his left leg through shrapnel shell, his right leg also being injured, and his back weak through shock effects. Writing home on Monday, he says there were about 20 of his chums together in their billet, when a bomb penetrated their dug out. Six of them were killed and all the others wounded. Scholes is now at Bevan Military Hospital in Kent.

Tom Scholes, brother to William has returned to duty after suffering “trench-feet.”