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Airman – Culpin B.W. – Swinton D.F.C.
South Yorkshire Times, December 11th 1943
Swinton D.F.C.
Flight-Lieut. B. W. Culpin
Flight-Lieut, Bernard Walter Culpin, 21-year-old member of a “pathfinder” squadron of the R.A.F.,...
Soldier – Cooke, Ernest – Reported Prisoner
South Yorkshire Times, December 4th 1943
Reported Prisoner
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Cooke, of Lyndon Leigh, Church Street, Swinton, have received news from the Air...
Soldier – Haigh, Cyril – Flying Instructor
South Yorkshire Times, December 4th 1943
Flying Instructor
Cyril Haigh, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Haigh, 35, Highfield Road, Swinton, is now serving in England...
Soldier – Nicholls, Jack – Astride An Elephant
South Yorkshire Times, December 4th 1943
Astride An Elephant
The man astride the elephant is Pte. Jack Nicholls, of 45, Church Street, Swinton. The picture was...
Soldier – Raynor, Leslie – D.C.M. Investiture
South Yorkshire Times, December 11th 1943
Investiture
At a recent investiture at Buckingham Palace L/Sergt. Leslie Raynor (25), of 15, Coronation Road, Swinton, received his award...
The Late Mr. W. J. Warham
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
The Late Mr. W. J. Warham
Here is a photograph of the late Mr. Wilfred John Warman (41), of Rockingham...
Wedding – Poppleton and Robinson
South Yorkshire Times, January 29, 1944
Wedding – Poppleton and Robinson
The wedding was solemnised at Brampton Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Catherine Poppleton, only...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday.
George Case (7), 60, Wath Road, Mexborough, shoulder injury;
Eleanor Pocklington, 9, Station Road, Swinton,...
Some Memorable Dates in 1943
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
Looking Back
Some Memorable Dates in 1943
January
9 – Announced that Mr. Frank Doxey, manager of Grimethorpe Colliery had been appointed...
Soldier – Firth, Francis Reginald – Getting Well
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
Getting Well
Dvr. Francis Reginald Firth, R.E. (27), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Firth, of 28 Hatherley Road,...