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Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)

22 February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940 The Nelson Touch The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...

Printer Becomes Private

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940 Printer Becomes Private A former member of the staff of the Goldthorpe branch office of the "Times" Printing...

Soldier – Flanagan, James – Service Snaps

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940 Service Snaps James Flanagan, son of Mrs. Mary Flanagan 72. Furlong Road, Bolton, is 21, and was called up...

Soldier – Wood J. – Service Snaps

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940 Service Snaps Private J. Wood, son of Mr. J. Wood and the late Mrs. Wood of Mexborough...

Soldiers – Chaplin, Roy & Ernest

March 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940 Both Get the "Times" Lance-Bombardier Roy Chaplin, R.A., and Lance-Corporal Ernest Chaplin are the sons of Mr. and Mrs....

Editorial – The Storm Bursts

18 May 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 May 1940 The Storm Bursts Calamity mounts as victims of Nazi aggression multiply. Holland is the latest and...

Editorial – Our Refuge and Strength

25 May 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 May 1940 Our Refuge and Strength The King's call to prayer comes at a grave moment not only...

Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion

1 June 1940
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

8 June 1940
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...

Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable

15 June 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940 France's Agony The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...