Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 17 February 1940
Service Snaps
Able Seaman Alfred Hooley. only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hooley, of Annerley Street, Denaby Main, joined the Navy 21 years ago.
For two years he has been on foreign service and he has not been home for that period. Since the war he has been on active service in a destroyer.
He was, before enlistment, employed in the Deep Seam of Denaby Colliery.