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Soldier – Downs, John James – Was Milk Roundsman

September 1942
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

September 1942
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

September 1942
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

5 September 1942
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

12 September 1942
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

19 September 1942
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

26 September 1942
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

October 1942
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

October 1942
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

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942 Wedding - Goodyear & Airey The marriage took place on Saturday at Swinton Parish Church, between Miss Margaret...