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Marconigrams – April 4th, 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942
Marconigrams
Empire Youth Sunday will be observed this year on April 26th.
The new Vicars of Swinton and Kilnhurst...
Soldier – Ladlow, Arnold – Missing In Malaya
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942
Missing In Malaya
Mrs D. E. Ladlow, 9, Rockingham Road, Swinton, has received official intimation that her husband,...
Soldier – Callear, Sidney F. – Missing in Far East – Killed in 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942
Missing.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Callear, of 51, Brookfield Avenue, have been officially informed by the War Office...
Sailor – Dunstan, Colin – On Land and Sea
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942
On Land and Sea
Able Seaman Colin Dunstan, of 6, Talbot Road. Swinton, volunteered in July 1940, and was...
Sailor – Stacey, Alan – Serving in Sunk Cruiser
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942
Serving in Sunk Cruiser
The announcement of the loss of H.M.S. Cornwall caused anxiety to Mr. and Mrs....
Soldier – Beresford, Douglas – Fruit in Plenty
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942
Fruit in Plenty
Driver Douglas Beresford, of "Greenfield," Racecourse Road, Swinton, is a despatch rider in the R.A.S.C. now...
Soldier – Bowen, Clifford – Swinton Grenadier.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942
Swinton Grenadier.
Here is a picture of Pte Clifford Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bowen, 42,...
Soldier – Colton, Leslie – Captured In Greece
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942
Captured In Greece
A photograph of prisoners of war has been sent to his parents by Leslie Colton, 84, Rookery...
Editorial – India: Why Now?
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942
India: Why Now?
The fanfare accompanying the offer of Dominion self-government to India is part of a...
Editorial – War Commentary
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942
War Commentary
Whatever we do with India after the war we have to hold it now, with or without...