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World War Two

Editorial – Less Talk
Editorial – Russia’s Ordeal
Soldier – Goodman, Herbert – “Times” Reader In Italy
1915   May Serious Disturbances – The Shops and Wounded
1918   May Soldiers – Cleary Brothers – Killed in Action and Invalided
1918   Jun Soldier – Grey C. – World Wide Warrior.
1918   Aug Soldier – Williams, Thomas – Missing
1931   Mar Soldier – Evans, Thomas Osmond – In Iceland
1938   Sep A.R.P. Drive – Public’s United Front – Emergency Organisation Works Well
1938   Sep Air Raid Wardens fitting Gas Masks
1938   Sep How To Make An Air Raid Shelter
1939   Sep South Yorkshire Looks to Its Defences – Reports from the Districts
1939   Sep War Gets Closer – District Reactions To Crisis    
1939   Oct Airman – Marwood, George Walton – Missing After Flight Over Germany
1939   Oct Sailor – Walker J.A. – Reported Washed Overboard
1939  Oct 7 Editorial – Pistol Point Peace
1939 Oct 14 Editorial – The Monomaniac
1939 Oct 21 Editorial – The Tempo Quickens
1939 Oct 28 Editorial – Adolf Strafe England
1939   Nov A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial
1939   Nov Soldier – Wood, Joseph – An Earlier Rehearsal
1939  Nov 4 Editorial – “I Would” and “I Dare Not”
1939 Nov 11 Editorial – A Cry From No Man’s Land
1939 Nov 18 Editorial – Queens Speech and Churchill’s Review (videos)
1939 Nov 25 Editorial – The Rigour of the Game
1939   Dec Soldier – Taylor, Harry – Serving with Forces
1939   Dec Soldiers – Stocks, Hallford Percy & George Henry – Hello Twins!
1939  Dec 2 Editorial – Grey Goebbels
1939  Dec 9 Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
1939 Dec 16 Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
1939 Dec 23 Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
1939 Dec 30 Editorial – This Year of Fate
1940   Jan Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast
1940   Jan Sailor – Mawson, Robert Frank – The Office to Ship
1940   Jan Soldier – Unwin, George Cyril – Bolton R.A.F “Veteran”
1940   Jan Soldier – Cooke, Frank – Among Pals
1940   Jan Soldier – Henshaw, Clarence & Victor – Comfortable and Happy
1940   Jan Soldiers – Sissons, Edward & George – Active Service
1940   Jan South Africa and the War – Bolton Man’s Letter Attitude of the Afrikaaner
1940  Jan 6 Editorial – Frozen War
1940   Feb Soldier – Stuart, Charles – 15 Army Years
1940 Feb 22 Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
1940   Mar Printer Becomes Private
1940   Mar Soldier – Flanagan, James – Service Snaps
1940   Mar Soldier – Wood J. – Service Snaps
1940   Mar Soldiers – Chaplin, Roy & Ernest
1940 May 18 Editorial – The Storm Bursts
1940 May 25 Editorial – Our Refuge and Strength
1940  Jun 8 Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo
1940 Jun 15 Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
1940 Jun 22 Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins
1940   Aug Soldier – Hateley T.B. – One of Last From Dunkirk
1940  Aug 3 Editorial – Blitzkrieg or Attrition ?
1940 Aug 10 Editorial – Factors in the Fight
1940 Aug 17 Editorial – Britain’s Battle Begins
1940 Aug 24 Editorial – The Spell is Broken
1940 Aug 31 Editorial – The First Year of Armageddon
1940  Sep 7 Editorial – The Naval Deal
1940 Sep 14 Editorial – “Bloody But Unbowed”
1940 Sep 21 Editorial –  Hard Pounding.
1940 Sep 28 Editorial – Reprisal
1940  Oct 5 Editorial – The Brigands’ Club.
1940 Oct 12 Editorial – Keep Far Our Foes
1940 Oct 19 Editorial – War Aim No. 1
1940 Oct 26 Editorial – Churchill’s Broadcast to France (Audio)
1940   Nov Soldiers – Matthews, Ernest & Reginald – With Forces
1940  Nov 2 Editorial – Greek Tragedy
1940  Nov 9 Editorial – A Word and a Blow
1940 Nov 16 Editorial – Death of Neville Chamberlain – The Victor of Godesberg
1940 Nov 23 Editorial – The Basest Roman of Them All.
1940 Nov 30 Editorial – Great Help From Little Greece
1940  Dec 7 Editorial – The Science of War
1940 Dec 14 Editorial – Past Pardon
1940 Dec 21 Editorial – Sheffield Smitten
1940 Dec 28 Editorial – Mr Churchill’s Broadcast to the Italian People (video)
1941 80 Soldier – Chapman, Thomas – Missing – Confirmed Dead
1941   Jan Airman – Scarrott, Wilfred – Home on Leave Last Week-end – D.F.M.
1941   Jan Airman – Scarrott, Wilfred – Shot Down Messerschmitt – D.F.M.
1941   Jan Airman – Unwin, George Cecil, DSO, DFM & Bar
1941   Jan Editorial – Fledglings
1941  Jan 4 Editorial – Roosevelt’s Resolve (video – Arsenal of Democracy)
1941 Jan 11 Editorial – Slippery Places
1941 Jan 25 Editorial – Calling All Classes
1941  Feb 1 Editorial – The Battle Eve
1941  Feb 8 Editorial – The Twisted Axis
1941  Feb 8 Editorial – The Twisted Axis
1941 Feb 15 Editorial – Heartening Words (video)
1941 Feb 22 Editorial – Turkey
1941   Mar Soldier – Lavrack, William Henry – Service Snaps
1941  Mar 1 Editorial – “Total” War
1941 Mar 22 Editorial – ” A Draught of Life “
1941 Mar 29 Editorial – Yugoslavia Finds Her Soul
1941  Apr 5 Editorial – Shattering Blows – Battle of Cape Matapan (videos)
1941 Apr 12 Editorial – A Cry From Macedonia -Invasion of Greece & Yugoslavia (video)
1941 Apr 12 Editorial – The Price of Survival
1941 Apr 19 Editorial – Britain at Bay
1941 Apr 26 Editorial – Greek Tragedy
1941   May Soldiers – Rodgers Brothers – Serving their Country
1941  May 3 Editorial – Recoil
1941 May 17 Editorial – Rudolf Hess
1941 May 24 Editorial – Crete
1941 May 31 Editorial – Hard Punches
1941   Jun Soldier – Stocks Twins – In Sudetenland.
1941  Jun 7 Editorial – After Crete
1941 Jun 14 Editorial – “The Answer to Defeat is Victory”
1941 Jun 28 Editorial – Russia – Rash Rupture
1941   Jul Soldier – Walford, Ben – Prisoner Of War.
1941   Jul Soldier – Buxton, Sam – Hopes Realised
1941   Jul Soldiers – Darby, Norman & Douglas – Boltonians Boxing Success
1941  Jul 5 Editorial – Melee – Titanic Struggle
1941 Jul 12 Editorial – Catching a Tartar
1941 Jul 19 Editorial – Blunted Blitzkrieg
1941 Jul 26 Editorial – Twilight Phase
1941   Aug Soldier – Smith, Ernest – Joined up in May 1940
1941  Aug 2 Editorial – September the First
1941  Aug 9 Editorial – Riddle of the Mines
1941  Aug 9 Marconigrams – August 9th, 1941
1941 Aug 23 Editorial – Growing Together (video)
1941  Sep 6 Editorial – Third Year
1941 Sep 13 Editorial – Which Nobody Can Deny .
1941   Oct Airman – Tate, Ronald – His First Flight
1941   Oct Intrepid Legless Pilot (video)
1941  Oct 4 Editorial – Good News
1941 Dec 13 Editorial – Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour (video)
1942   Jan Soldiers – Kean Family – Keans are Keen
1942   Jan Bolton Boy Finds a Home from Home
1942  Jan 3 Editorial – We See Our Way (video)
1942 Jan 10 Editorial – Jam To-morrow
1942 Jan 17 Editorial – Tides of Battle
1942 Jan 24 Editorial – Safe Home
1942  Feb 7 Editorial – Singapore
1942 Feb 14 Editorial – Hail, Russia!
1942 Feb 21 Editorial – United We Stand
1942 Feb 28 Editorial – The Cripps Touch
1942   Mar Soldier – Brown, Erik Clare – Missing
1942   Mar Soldiers – Leak W. & Kilner G. – Pictures From Germany
1942  Mar 7 Editorial – Loss Upon Loss!
1942  Mar 7 Editorial – Time To Strip
1942 Mar 21 Editorial – The Next Round
1942 Mar 28 Editorial – Australia
1942 Mar 28 Editorial – Malta
1942   Apr Soldiers – Butler, Son & Father – Father’s Second War
1942  Apr 4 Editorial – India: Why Now?
1942 Apr 11 Editorial – War Commentary
1942 Apr 18 Editorial – Spendthrift
1942 Apr 25 Editorial – Second Front
1942  May 2 Editorial – Barnburgh Main
1942  May 9 Editorial – Turning Tide
1942 May 16 Editorial – Voice of Victory (video)
1942 May 30 Editorial – Coalfield Unrest
1942  Jun 6 Editorial – City by City
1942 Jun 20 Editorial – The Brotherhood of Freedom
1942 Jun 27 Editorial – Dangerous Corner
1942   Jul Airman & Sailor – Donoghue Briothers – Sea and Air Service
1942   Jul Editorial – Taking the Strain
1942   Jul Soldier – Porter, Cyril – Serving Abroad
1942   Jul Soldiers – Leak, Bill – Henshaw, Victor & Charles – Hawkins, Walter –
1942  Jul 4 Editorial – Backs to the Wall
1942 Jul 11 Editorial – Taking the Strain
1942 Jul 18 Editorial – A Race With Time
1942   Aug Soldier – Sissons A.E. – Bush “Catch”
1942   Aug Soldier – Stocks, Halford – P.O.W.
1942  Aug 1 Editorial – Waiting
1942  Aug 8 Editorial – Congress Exposed
1942 Aug 15 Editorial – The Battering Ram
1942 Aug 22 Editorial – A Wonderful Journey (video)
1942 Aug 29 Editorial – The Duke of Kent
1942   Sep Dieppe Raid Impressions – Bolton Commando’s Memories
1942   Sep Soldier – Stuart, Jack – Wounded In Action
1942   Sep Soldier – Ward, Clifford – Commando at Dieppe
1942  Sep 5 Editorial – The Fourth Year
1942 Sep 12 Editorial – A Cheerful War Review
1942 Sep 19 Editorial – The Breathless Moment
1942 Sep 26 Editorial – The Need for Speed
1942   Oct Soldier – Fennell A. – Scored Winning Goal
1942  Oct 3 Editorial – Still the Sure Shield
1942 Oct 10 Editorial – The Coal Debate
1942 Oct 17 Editorial – Three Speeches
1942 Oct 24 Editorial – A Great Occasion (video)
1942 Oct 31 Editorial – A Start in Egypt
1942  Nov 7 Editorial – Rommel Is On The Run.
1942 Nov 14 Editorial – A Third Front
1942 Nov 21 Editorial – The Follow Through
1942 Nov 28 Editorial – Ring of Retribution
1942  Dec 5 Editorial – A Lead For The World
1942 Dec 12 Editorial – Japan’s Turn
1942 Dec 19 Editorial – Closing In
1942 Dec 26 Editorial – The Mark of the Beast
1942 Jan 25 Editorial – Shipping
1943   Feb Soldier – Freil, John – Serving in Africa
1944   Jan Sailor – Webster, Terence – Baptism Of Fire
1944   Apr Soldier – Parkinson J.T. – Signaller in Italy
1944  Apr 1 Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour
1944 Apr 22 Editorial – Shadow and Substance
1944 Apr 29 Editorial – Finance and the Future
1944   May Airman – Diggins, Harold – Commissioned
1944   May Sailor – Smith, Fred – In Forces Since Last April
1944  May 6 Editorial – Neutrality
1944 May 13 Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
1944 May 20 Editorial – In Good Hands
1944 May 27 Editorial – Price of Peace
1944  Jun 3 Editorial – Planning for Work
1944 Jun 17 Editorial – Getting to Grips
1944 Jun 17 Editorial – Well Begun
1944 Jun 24 Editorial – Secret Weapons
1944   Jul Soldiers – Conways & Hudson – Good Service
1944  Jul 1 Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
1944 Jul 15 Editorial – Germany at Bay
1944 Jul 22 Editorial – Careless Talk
1944 Jul 29 Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
1944   Aug Soldier – Rock, Keneth – Injured In Normandy
1944   Aug Soldier -Sharrock, Leslie W.G. – Promoted
1944  Aug 5 Editorial – Allied Mastery
1944 Aug 26 Editorial – Forcing the Pace
1944 Aug 26 Editorial – France Rises Again
1944  Sep 2 Editorial – How Long?
1949 Mar 26 Editorial – Sheffield Smitten
1951   Dec Flowers for Son’s Grave – French Gift to Bolton Mother