1942
Soldier – Downs, John James – Was Milk Roundsman
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 September 1942
Driver John James Downs, 40, Howard Terrace, White Lee Road, Swinton, joined up in July 1941.
Before joining...
Soldier – Foss, Walter – In Middle East
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 September 1942
Service Snaps
Gunner Walter Foss, 13, White Lee Road, Swinton, has been in the Forces since November, 1939,...
Soldier – Marklew, Jean – On Barrage Balloon Site
South Yorkshire Times, September 19, 1942
On Barrage Balloon Site
Miss Jean Marklew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Marklew, of 15, Victoria Street, Wath Road,...
Editorial – The Fourth Year
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 05 September 1942
The Fourth Year
In those far-off days of the autumn of 1939, when the war was still a...
Editorial – A Cheerful War Review
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 September 1942
A Cheerful War Review
With all the old mastery of phrase and a hint of new optimism...
Editorial – The Breathless Moment
South Yorkshire Times, September 19, 1942
The Breathless Moment
Never was time more heartily wished away than the sedate march of Autumn towards Winter.
In Russia...
Editorial – The Need for Speed
South Yorkshire Times, September 26, 1942
The Need for Speed
At Stalingrad the struggle for dominance now seems to have become a Street by Street affair....
Young Mexborough Wife’s Tragic Fate
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 3rd,1942
Young Mexborough Wife’s Tragic Fate
Dead at Foot of Stairs
Mrs. Sheila Josephine Woods (29) wife of Mr. John Robert Woods,...
The Late Mr. T. J. Critchley
South Yorkshire Times, October 17, 1942.
The Late Mr. T. J. Critchley
Here is a picture of the late Mr. Thomas Joey Critchley (68), of 66,...
Wedding – Goodyear & Airey
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942
Wedding - Goodyear & Airey
The marriage took place on Saturday at Swinton Parish Church, between Miss Margaret...