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Youth Fined for Railway Fare Offence

November 1917
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 21 November 1917 At the Rotherham West Riding Children’s Court, yesterday, a twelve-years-old Kilnhurst boy was summoned for having travelled...

Soldier – Knott G.E.– Killed by a Bursting Shell

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 24, 1917 Pte. G.E. Knott Mr. J. Knott, Glasshouse Lane, Kilnhurst, has received a letter from the officer commanding, stating that...

Soldier – Cowles, Robert – Promoted Drum Sergeant Major

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 17, 1917 Drum - Sgt. - Major Robert Cowles (Northumberland Fusiliers) of Kilnhurst, who has recently been promoted, to that rank, is...

Soldier – Cutts H.H. – Military Medal Presentation

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 17, 1917 Military Medal Presentation at Kilnhurst On Thursday last there was a presentation of the Military Medal to Private H.H. Cutts...

Soldier – Read H. – A Kilnhurst Decoration.

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 24, 1917 A Kilnhurst Decoration. Cpl Vincent H Read Household Battalion Corporal Vincent H Read, of The Wharfe, Kilnhurst, has been awarded...

Soldiers’ Children Entertained (videos)

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 29, 1917 Soldiers' Children Entertained. The Swinton and Kilniturst children of  soldiers and sailors spent a very happy time last Friday...

For Kilnhurst Soldiers.

December 1917
Todmorden Advertiser and Hebden Bridge Newsletter - Friday 21 December 1917 For Kilnhurst Soldiers. An excellent concert was given in Roomfield Baptist schoolroom on Tuesday...

Soldiers – Meggitts – Smart Kilnhurst Brothers

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 29, 1917 Smart Kilnhurst Brothers. Pte. L. Meggitt  (right picture) (Y. and L.), of Kilnhurst, has been awarded the Military for good...

Butchers on Strike.

January 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 03 January 1918 Butchers on Strike. The butchers of Swinton and Kilnhurst have gone strike because the local prices of...

Kilnhurst Pony Driver Fined At Rotherham – Wounding “Dandy”

January 1918
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 01 January 1918 Wounding “Dandy”  Kilnhurst Pony Driver Fined At Rotherham A Kilnhurst pony driver, Leonard Bentley, aged 16, was yesterday at...