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Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...
Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940
The Nelson Touch
The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...
Snowball Fines
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
Snowball Fines
For throwing snowballs in Victoria Street, Kilnhurst, on January Kilner, Mr. T. Knowles, Mr. and...
Airman – Pilot Officer R. S. S. Black.
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Kilnhurst R.A.F. Victim
Colliery Manager’s Son Killed
Talented Pilot
Pilot Officer R. S. S. Black.
The first Kilnhurst man to be killed...
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...