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July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd 1944 Marconigrams Brampton Hospital Gala on Saturday realised £230 for the Mexborough Montagu and Barnsley Beckett Hospitals. A speaker on “Re-organisation of...

South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944 Billeting Arrangements Work Well South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...

Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944 Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence Joseph Turton (30), saw operator, of 65, Springfield Road, Kilnhurst, and William T. Howitt,...

Soldier – Blunn, Arthur – Wounded In Normandy

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944 Wounded In Normandy Mrs. Blunn, of 43, Wheatley Road, Kilnhurst, has received a letter from her husband Bdr. Arthur Blunn,...

Editorial – Shadow of Defeat

1 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944 Shadow of Defeat With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans.  Having got our...

Editorial – Germany at Bay

15 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Germany at Bay Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...

Editorial – Careless Talk

22 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944 Careless Talk Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...

Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out

29 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 When Rogues Fall Out Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...

Soldier – Hinchliffe, Harry – Broadcasts with Army Service

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944 Broadcasts with Army Service A Kilnhurst man is one of the members of the staff of the Army Broadcasting Service,...

Soldier – Peck S. – In Italy

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944 In Italy Gnr. S. Peck of 18, Greenwood Road, Kilnhurst, who is serving with the Eighth Army in Italy in...