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Soldier – Frost, Arthur – Officer Invalided

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918 Swinton Officer Invalided 2nd-Lieut, Arthur Frost King’s Own Scottish Borderers Second Lieutenant Frost 57, Crossland Street, Swinton is invalided to England...

Soldier – Gething, George – Severe Gunshot Wound in Face

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Pte. George Gething York and Lancaster Private Gething of 2, Don Street, Swinton, is in hospital in Etaples  with a...

Soldier – Panther, Reginald – Wounded

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1918 Pte. Reginald Panther Royal Irish fusiliers Private Panther of 40, Station St., Swinton, was wounded on March 28, after...

Sailor – Siddall, Harold – Killed in Action

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918 Able Seaman Harold Siddall Royal Naval Department Able Seaman Siddall, son of Councillor Mrs John Siddall, 208 Wath road,...

Soldiers – Franks Brothers – One killed

April 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 27, 1918 Swinton Brothers. Sapper J. Franks (R.E.wireless section) (left in picture), Albert Street, Queen Street Swinton, who has been missing...

Miner Killed by Fall of Roof

May 1918
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 07 May 1918 John Batty (56), miner, 42, Frederick Street, Swinton, was killed by a fail of roof at Wath Main...

Soldier -Hindley – Prisoner in Germany

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 18, 1918 Cpl, J. Hindley (R.B.) Swinton - Prisoner in Germany.

Soldier – Agus, Thomas Henry – Prisoner in Germany

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 4, 1918 Sapper Henry Agus Royal Engineers Sapper Agus, 82 Wath Rd, Swinton, who has been missing since March 21, is ascertained...

Soldier – Annables – Montagu Hospital

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 4, 1918 Sergt. Annables York and Lancaster Sergeant Annables 20, Walker st., Swinton, whose deceased father was a well-known local miners' leader,...

Soldier – Badger, Albert – Hospital in Devon

May 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1918 Rifleman Albert Badger Scottish Rifles Rfn. Albert Badger , 20, Temperance St., Swinton, was wounded in the left ankle shortly...