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Soldier – Myers, A. Ellis – Wounded in Right Arm
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 25, 1916
Private A Ellis Myers
(9th Battalion York & Lancs)
Private Myers of 73, William Street, Swinton, was wounded in the...
Soldier – Slater, Robert – Football Players Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 18, 1916
Football Players Wounded
Private Robert Slater
(8th York & Lancs)
Private "Bob" Slater is a well known local football player.
His home...
Soldier – Slater, Tom – Football Player “doing his bit”
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 18, 1916
Private Tom Slater
(York & Lancs)
Private Slater is a brother of Robert
He too is a well known football player,...
Soldier – Beech, Thomas – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 4, 1916
Lance Corporal Thomas Beech
(York & Lancs)
Killed in Action, September 26th 1915
From C.W.G.C.:
Service Number: 15963
Regiment: Battalion York and Lancaster...
Soldier – Depledge G. – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 25, 1916
Private G. Depledge
(York and Lancs)
Killed in Action, April 14, 1916
From C.W.G.C.:
Service No:17422
Date of Death: 14/04/1916
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster...
Soldier – Stokes, William – Severely Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 4, 1916
Swinton Man Severely Wounded
Private William Scholes, Piccadilly
Private Scholes has had the misfortune to lose his left leg through...
Soldier -Grundy J.W. – Wounded and Gassed
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 4, 1916
Wounded and Gassed
Private J.W. Grundy
(York & Lancs)
of 6 Chapel Street, Swinton, who was wounded and gassed on November...
Soldiers – Bomb Throwers
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 25, 1916
A group of bomb throwers serving with the 2nd/4th York and Lancasters.
They all, with the exception of the...
Soldier – Thickett, Norman – Wounded but now receovered
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 3, 1916
Private Norman Thickett
(9th West Yorks)
Swinton - Wounded but now receovered