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Wedding – More & Cutts

March 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 16, 1940 At Swinton Parish Church on Saturday the wedding took place of Miss Ivy Moore, second daughter of Mr....

Local Lads in France

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940 Local Lads in France Here are six South Yorkshire lads snapped "somewhere in France," by a young...

Sailor – Marshall, Ralph – Six-Foot Seaman

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940 Six-Foot Seaman Although only 19. Able Seaman Ralph Marshall stands 6ft. 2ins. He has been in...

Sailor – Andron G.A.– Stoker on Warship

March 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 16, 1940 Service Snaps Stoker G. A. Ardron, to whom reference was made in the Swinton notes recently appears in this...

Soldier – Bate, Norman – Early Promotion

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940 Early Promotion Sergeant Norman Bate, third son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bate, of Queen Street, Swinton, has quickly...

Soldier – Brown W.H. – Better Than Great War

March 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 23, 1940 Better Than Great War Signalman W. H. Brown, whose home address is 137 White Lee Road, Swinton, joined the...

Soldier – Hall H. – Saw King in France

March 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 16, 1940 Saw King in France Another Swintonian who is now serving in France is L/Cpl. H. Hall, son of Mrs....

Editorial – The Final Infamy (video)

13 April 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 April 1940 The Final Infamy The lightning invasion of Norway and Denmark may well be the final infamy...

Editorial – The Storm Bursts

18 May 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 May 1940 The Storm Bursts Calamity mounts as victims of Nazi aggression multiply. Holland is the latest and...

Editorial – Our Refuge and Strength

25 May 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 May 1940 Our Refuge and Strength The King's call to prayer comes at a grave moment not only...