1940
Soldier – Milner, Frank – In The Holy Land
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
In The Holy Land
Serving with the Forces in Palestine is Frank Milner, son of Mr. and...
Editorial – The Final Infamy (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 April 1940
The Final Infamy
The lightning invasion of Norway and Denmark may well be the final infamy...
Soldiers – Williams, Bernard, Jack & George – “Army Life is Great” (pictures)
Mexborough & Swinton Times May 18, 1940
"Army Life is Great"
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Williams, of 8, Prior Road Conisborough have three...
Soldiers – Williams, George – Life Story
The Life & Story Of George Williams
Born: 2 July 1922
Address: 29 Thomas Street, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire
1922-28:
Kilnhurst was a small mining village and the...
Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1940
Base Betrayal
So far the war has brought little but shocks and surprises. The latest and greatest is...
Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 8, 1940
De Novo
Our immense thankfulness for the substantial rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded...
Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940
France's Agony
The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...
Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1940
Alas For France
Our unhappy Ally has been struck down at our side and we fight on—alone. Yet not...
Editorial – Pawned By Petain
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 June 1940
Pawned By Petain
Mr. Churchill has said sufficient to indicate that the French capitulation, if not...
Editorial – Total Defence (audio)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 July 1940
Total Defence
In spite of the magnanimity of Mr. Churchill's attitude to the traitors of Vichy,...