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Soldier – Weaver R.T.– Died of Gas
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 25, 1918
Private R.T.Weaver
K.O.Y.L.I.
Swinton. Died of Gas
From Swinton's Roll of Honour :
Private 36482
5th Battalion
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Died 2nd of...
Soldier – Oliver, Edgar – Foot Fractured – Military Cross
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 03 May 1918
Second-Lieut. Edgar Oliver (M.G.C.), Wortley Avenue, Swinton, is in hospital with a bad fracture of the foot....
Soldier – Denton, Archie – Wounded and Gassed
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 8, 1918
Pte. Archie Denton
West Yorkshire Regiment
Private Denton, White Lee Road, Swinton., was wounded in the leg and gassed on...
Soldier – Froggatt A. – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 29, 1918
Private, A. Froggatt
York and Lancaster
Swinton - Prisoner in Germany
Soldier – Geary A. – Wounded
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 22, 1918
Private A Geary
Swinton Wounded
Soldier – Matthews, Frank – Reported Missing
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1918
Signaller Frank Matthews
36, Talbot road, Swinton, arrived in France on April 1, and is reported missing since April...
Soldier – Myers, Arthur – Trench Fevere & Gas Poisoning
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 15, 1918
Private. Arthur Myers
York and Lancaster
Private Myers, William street, Swinton, is in hospital in Nottingham with trench-fever and gas-poisoning.
He...
Soldier – Neath, Thomas – Missing
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1918
Private Thomas Neath
Leicester Regt
Private Neath, 2, Spencer St. Wath road, Swinton, has been missing since March 27, and...
Soldier – Rawson, William – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 8, 1918
Private William Rawson
York and Lancaster
Private Rawson, youngest son of Councillor and Mrs. J. Rawson, 41, Wath Road,...
Soldier – Tarpin, Percy – Prisoner in Germany
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 29, 1918
Pte. Percy Tarpin, of Frodingham, formerly of Swinton, who has been missing since March 21, is now ascertained...