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Soldier – Creaser, Ernest – Wounded in Action

September 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 8, 1917 Private Ernest Creaser York and Lancaster, attached Machine Gun Corps Fern Dale cottages, Bolton on Dearne a territorial, has been wounded...

Soldier – Dickinson J. – Officer Killed by a Shell

September 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times, September 15 1917 Gallant Officer's End Lt J Dickinson We regret to have to announced that Lt J Dickinson, the only son of...

Offences in Coal Mines – Large Number of Defendants At Doncaster

October 1917
Leeds Mercury - Monday 08 October 1917 Offences in Coal Mines Large Number of Defendants At Doncaster A large number of pit employees were before the Doncaster...

Four year Old Knocked Down

November 1917
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 16 November 1917 William Cox, aged 4, of Field Lane, Bolton on Dearne, was knocked down in Dearne Road, Bolton,...

Soldier – Law, Milton Archer – Died of Wounds

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 10, 1917 Private Milton Archer law York and Lancaster Private Archer of 33 High St, Bolton on Dearne, died of wounds October...

Soldier – Lumley, Enoch – Killed in Action

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 3, 1917 Lance Corporal. Enoch Lumley York and Lancaster Lance Corporal Lumley, 74, Furlong road, Bolton-on.-Dearne, was killed in action on...

Soldier – Lyon, Richard – Killed in Action

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 3, 1917 Pte. Richard Lyon (Sherwood Foresters) Private Lyon, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lyon, 18, Church Street, Bolton-on-Dearne, was...

Wedding – Mallett & Simpson

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1917 A Bolton Bride On Saturday, Frst Air Mechanic Harry Simpson, son of the late Mr William Simpson and Mrs...

Bolton’s New Vicar – The Rev. C. Wilkins

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 22, 1917 Bolton’s New Vicar. The Rev. C. Wilkins The Rev .Cyril Wilkins, who has been appointed Vicar of Bolton-on -Dearne, in...

Soldier – Moulson – Wounded by Shrapnel

December 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 1, 1917 Pte. Moulson (R.G.A.) Private Moulson has been seriously wounded by shrapnel in the head and shoulders, and is now...