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1944

Soldier – Crawley, Harry – Home Wounded

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Kilnhurst Home Wounded Pte. Harry Crawley (24), third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Crawley, 19, Meadow View Road, Kilnhurst,...

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Editorial – Shadow and Substance

22 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Shadow and Substance Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...

Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...

Swinton Pass “Salute” Target – Chance for a Record

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Swinton Pass “Salute” Target Chance for a Record Swinton and Kilnhurst have saluted the soldier this week by passing their £50,000...

Kilnhurst Woman Fined – Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944 Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips Kilnhurst Woman Fined Elizabeth Sugden (45), married, of Glasshouse Lane, Kilnhurst, who was charged at Rotherham...

Footballer’s Release

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 27h, 1944 Footballer’s Release Richard Woffinden, of Kilnhurst, the well-known local footballer who has had a contract with Barnsley since 1936, has...

Soldier – Howson J. – Died of Wounds

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944 L/Cpl. J. Howson Mrs. Howson of Castle Hill, Barnburgh, has received news from the War Office that her husband L/Cpl....

Brothers Far Apart

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th 1944 Brothers Far Apart Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. David Waterfield, of 6, Albert Street, Swinton, are serving in the...

Soldier & Sailor – Russell Brothers -Kilnhurst Brothers.

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944 Kilnhurst Brothers. Sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell, of 24, Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Spr. Fred Russell (30) and...