1917
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
Bolton’s Chairman
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 28, 1917
Bolton’s Chairman
Councillor Benjamin Groves, who has been elected Chairman of the Bolton on Dearne Urban District Council, was...
Soldier – Parkin J.H. – Killed in Action in France
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 28, 1917
Private J. H. Parkin
(York and Lancs)
of 28, Elm Terrace, Bolton on Dearne, was killed in action in France...
Soldier – Watson, Albert – Killed in Action
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 14, 1917
Private Albert Watson
(K.O.Y.L.I.)
40, Irving Terrace, Bolton on Dearne, was killed in action on March 12.
He was 19 years...
Soldier – Swallow J.T. – Bolton Hero – Gave his Life for a Comrade
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1917
A Bolton Hero
Gave his Life for a Comrade
Sapper J. T. Swallow
(Royal engineers)
36, Mexborough Road, Bolton on Dearne, died...