1918
Soldier – Kettle, Charles – Gas Poisoning
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1918
Sec.-Lieut. Charles Kettle
Royal Garrison Artillery
Second Lieutenant Kettle, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Kettle, School House, Kilnhurst,...
Soldier – Presentation– Harvey J.– Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 28, 1918
Gallant Soldier-Miners,
War Heroes of Manvers and Barnburgh Collieries
Presentations at Mexboro' and Wath.
Staff Sergeant J.Harvey
Military Medal, Kilnhurst
Soldier – Price, Fred – Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 21, 1918
Private Fred Price
York and Lancaster
Private Fred Price,Kilnhurst, has been awarded the Military Medal.
According to the official account:
“This man...
Soldiers -Gallant Soldier-Miners – War Heroes
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 28, 1918
Gallant Soldier-Miners,
War Heroes of Manvers and Barnburgh Collieries.
Comrades' Tributes.
Massed Presentations at Mexboro' and Wath.
Under the auspices of the...
Soldier – Walker, Frederick – Military Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 26, 1918
Lance Corporal Frederick Walker
York and Lancaster
Lance Corporal Walker, of Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, has received the Military Medal because...
1,000 Shell-Workers ’ Notices
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 15 November 1918
1,000 Shell-Workers ’ Notices
About a thousand shell-workers employed at the Kilnhurst Steel Works, yesterday, received from...
Influenza.
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 2, 1918
Influenza.
The influenza epidemic is rampant in the village, and the local doctors report about 200 cases under treatment.
There...
Soldier – Firth, Tom – Wounded in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Rifleman Tom Firth.
West Yorkshire Regiment
Rifleman Tom Firth, Victoria street, Kilnhurst, has been wounded in action in France, where...
Soldier – Plater, Stanley – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Corporal Stanley Plater
York and Lancaster
Corporal Stanley Plater, 72, Victoria Street, Kilnhurst, was killed in action in France on...
Armageddon Ended – End of the Great War !
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 16, 1918
Armageddon Ended
End of the Great War
Germany “Down And Out.”
Submission to the Allies
Drastic Armistice Terms
Allies to Hold Rhineland and...