1916
Soldier – Haigh A.- Swinton Soldier Wounded – Shrapnel and Bullet Wounds
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12, 1916
Swinton Soldier Wounded
Private A Haigh (9th West Yorks)
Soldier – Harrison, Arthur – Wounded in Gallipoli
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12, 1916
Private Arthur Harrison (9th West Yorks)
Private Harrison of 6 Wortley Avenue, Swinton, was wounded at Salt Lake, Gallipoli.
He...
Soldier – Oliver, Louis – Texas Light Infantry
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12, 1916
In the U.S. Army
Private Louis Oliver, 26th Texas Light Infantry, (U.S.A.)
Private Oliver, formerly of Rowms Lane, Swinton, after...
Soldier – Shaw J.W. – Wounded on His 18th Birthday
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 19, 1916
Wounded on His 18th Birthday
Private J.W. Shaw
(2nd K.O.Y.L.I.)
Private Shaw, wounded on his 18th birthday
Soldier – Swift R. – Back to the Trenches
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12, 1916
Back to the Trenches
Private R Swift (2nd K.O.Y.L.I.)
6 Stevenson Place, Bowbroom , Swinton, who has just returned to...
Soldier – Humphries, James – Missing Since November 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 10, 1917
James Humphries, Carlisle Street, Green Lane, Swinton, has been missing since November 18, 1916 and information concerning him...
Soldier – Myers, A. Ellis – Wounded in Right Arm
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 25, 1916
Private A Ellis Myers
(9th Battalion York & Lancs)
Private Myers of 73, William Street, Swinton, was wounded in the...
Soldier – Slater, Robert – Football Players Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 18, 1916
Football Players Wounded
Private Robert Slater
(8th York & Lancs)
Private "Bob" Slater is a well known local football player.
His home...
Soldier – Slater, Tom – Football Player “doing his bit”
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 18, 1916
Private Tom Slater
(York & Lancs)
Private Slater is a brother of Robert
He too is a well known football player,...
Soldier – Beech, Thomas – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 4, 1916
Lance Corporal Thomas Beech
(York & Lancs)
Killed in Action, September 26th 1915
From C.W.G.C.:
Service Number: 15963
Regiment: Battalion York and Lancaster...