South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943
“Times” Awakened Memories
Pte. Robert Shacklock, an old Mexborough Secondary Schoolboy who has been abroad with a unit of the R.A.O.C. since April is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Shacklock, 77 Garden Lane, Conisbrough.
The last copy of the “Times” he received contained a report of the school sports and he writes that he was pleased to see familiar names.
Pte. Shacklock, who is a clerk in the Army left work at Denaby and Cadeby Collieries offices to join up in January 1942. He celebrated his 20th birthday abroad.