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Montagu Hospital – Week’s Casualty List – April 22, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Phyllis Thompson, 44, Arnold Crescent, Meborough, elbow injury. Thursday Leslie King, 44, Church Street, Swinton, elbow...

Montagu Hospital Presentation – Ladies’ Committee Secretary Honoured

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Montagu Hospital Presentation Ladies' Committee Secretary Honoured Mrs. Squires (third from right, front row) with members of the Ladies’ Committee after...

Airman – Smith, Alfred – In Middle East

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Service Snaps               Alfred Smith (Swinton) A/c.1 Alfred Smith (23), of 8, White Lea Road, Swinton, has been in the R.A.F....

Sailor – Coates, Douglas – Serving with Naval Unit

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Service Snaps              Douglas Coates (Swinton) Serving with a Naval unit attached to Combined Operations...

Soldier – Fletcher, Walter – With Eighth Army in Italy

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Service Snaps               Walter Fletcher (Swinton) Lance Sergt. Walter Fletcher (25), R. A. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fletcher,...

Soldier – Ward, Frederick William – Swinton Officer’s T.D.

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 Swinton Officer's T.D. Lieut.-Colonel Frederick William Ward, only son of Mr. S. C. Ward, J.P., and Mrs. Ward, of Swinton...

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Editorial – Shadow and Substance

22 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Shadow and Substance Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...

Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...