South Yorkshire Times, April 10, 1943

News of Servicemen.

There is news this week of two Kilnhurst men, cousins, serving with the Armies in North Africa.

Mrs. Windle, 67, Charles Street, has received news that her husband, Pte. Cyril Windle

(28), was reported missing in the Middle East between Feb. 27th and March 1st. Pte. Windle had been in the Middle East since Christmas, and joined up three years ago. He is the youngest son of Mrs Windle, 11, Russell Road, and the late Mr. J. Windle. His wife was Miss Agnes White, a well known Kilnhurst dancer. They have one boy, aged three.

Before the war Pte. Windle was employed the grocery department of the Kilnhurst Co-operative Society.

His cousin, Pte. Ernest Robert Windle (25), according to news received by his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. E. Windle, Wharfe Road, was wounded on February 28th, while serving with the First Army in North Africa. Since then he has written home and states that he is progressing favourably. He too has been in the Army for three years, and went abroad about Christmas. Previously he worked at the Kilnhurst brickworks. He married Miss Rene Jagger, the daughter of a native of Kilnhurst now living at Rawmarsh. They have one child.