1917 Quarter 1
Soldier – Pocklington W. – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 1917
Private W Pocklington
(York & Lancs)
10, Willow Lane, Bolton on Dearne, aged 20 and single, has been killed in action.
He...
Boom in Colliery villages and Towns
Sheffield Telegraph, 9 February 1917
“Boom” in Colliery Villages and Towns
War loan enthusiasm has induced a boom in War Savings Associations in the Mexborough district....
Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
Sheffield Telegraph, 9 February 1917
Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
An inquest was held at the Town Hall, Wath on Dearne, today on William Walpole (59)...
Allotment Gardeners
Hull Daily Mail, March 21, 1917
Remarkable progress has been made in the Dearne Valley in the preparation of land for cultivation by allotment gardeners.
In...
Soldier – Middleton E. – Wounded and in Hospital
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 1917
Private E. Middleton
(York & Lancs)
18, Wath Road, Bolton on Dearne, aged 20, who was called up at the outbreak...
Soldier – Owen F. – Died of Wounds
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 24, 1917
Sapper F. Owen
(Royal Engineers)
Bolton on Dearne - Died of Wounds