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Soldier – Dearden G. – Wounded

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 22, 1916   Lance Corporal G Dearden (York & Lancs) Kilnhurst - Wounded  

Soldier – Knott A.E. – Wounded

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 22, 1916   Private A.E. Knott (York and Lancs) Wounded  

Soldier – Lockwood, Joseph – Wounded with Shrapnel Burst

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 29, 1916 Private Joseph Lockwood (York and Lancaster, Hallamshires) Private Lockwood enlisted January 1915 and went to France in June 1915. In...

Soldier – Machin R. – Wounded in the Great Advance

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 22, 1916 Private R Machin (York & Lancs) Private Machin enlisted in October 1914 and went to France in June 1915, was...

Soldier – Machin R. – Wounded in the Great Advance

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times 1916 Private MachinĀ - Wounded in the Great Advance   Private Machin, who enlisted in October 1914, went to France in June 1915, was...

Soldier – Pearson W. – Killed

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 22, 1916 Sapper W Pearson (Royal Engineers) Kilnhurst - Killed From C.W.G.C. Service No: 132630 Date of Death: 17/06/1916 Regiment: Royal Engineers 252nd Tunnelling Coy. Grave Reference:...

Soldier – Rowbotham W. – Died of Wounds

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 29, 1916 Sergeant Walter Rowbotham (Somerset Light Infanty) Died of Wounds                

Soldier – Rowley W – Wounded at Trones Wood

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 29 1916 Gunner W Rowley (Royal Field Artillery) Highthorne Gunner Rowley has spent 15 months in France. Last year he had...

Soldier – Trafford W. – Officially Reported Dead

July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times July 15, 1916 Lance Corporal W Trafford (Lincolns) 45 Highthorne, Kilnhurst, Officially reported dead.  

Editorial – Forward !

8 July 1916
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 July 1916 Forward! The Allied offensive on the Western front has opened, and is proceeding steadily; we are...