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Soldier – Harvey, Percy – Good News.

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942 Good News. Mrs. Harvey, 48. Charles Street, Kilnhurst, whose youngest son. L/Cpl. Percy Harvey (24), was recently reported...

Soldier – Newton, John – On Leave In Cairo.

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 On Leave In Cairo. Mrs . Newton, of 109, Meadow View Road, Kilnhurst, received a letter on Monday...

Soldier – Smedley, Tom – Prisoner of War

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942 Prisoner of War Tom Smedley, of Staveley, grandson of Mr. and the late Mrs. C. A. Hardy,...

Editorial – India: Why Now?

4 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 India: Why Now? The fanfare accompanying the offer of Dominion self-government to India is part of a...

Editorial – War Commentary

11 April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 War Commentary Whatever we do with India after the war we have to hold it now, with or without...

Editorial – Spendthrift

18 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 April 1942 Spendthrift The Budget is a present for a good boy. Those who are already putting their earnings into...

Editorial – Second Front

25 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942 Second Front The demand for the opening by the United Nations of a second front in Europe is not now...

South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942

Issue of New Ration Books

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Issue of New Ration Books You Need: Your present ration book with reference to leave filled in 2. Your...

Marconigrams – May 02nd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Marconigrams The egg ration for April is five for each person. The proposed scheme for the rationing of coal...