Private. 2/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 11873. Early life: John’s parents were Eli Cole and Jemima Cole née Creeke (sic.) In the 1891 census they were living at 7, Coppy Row in Oakworth, which is a short terrace of houses on Low Bank Lane, to the North West side of … Read more
Private, 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number 47039. Previously West Yorkshire Regiment with the service number 76299. Early life Smith was born in Keighley in 1896, parents William Johnson Clayton, and Elizabeth Ann Clayton née Lindley who had been married in 1890, registered at Keighley in the last quarter of that year. Smith’s birth … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Private. 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment. Service number 24499. Previously served with the Yorkshire Regiment, Service number 32461. Early life: Robert and Selina Coates née Feather were married in 1880 and their marriage was registered at Keighley in the second quarter of that year. Their daughter Edith was … Read more
Ordinary Seaman. HMS Daring. Royal Navy. Service no. P/JX 168766. Early life: George was born on 3rd January, 1919 to parents Harry Sanderson and Christiana Sanderson née Longman. His birth was registered in Keighley. He had a sister, Edna, born in 1909 and twin brothers, Harry and John, born in 1911, Thomas born in 1916. … Read more
Private. 7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number: 81062. Early Life: Charles was born on or around January 31, 1899. His birth was registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year and his parents were George Thomas Page and Ruth Page. In 1901 he was aged two and living at 88, Lidget Hill … Read more
Private. 11th Battalion, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. Service number 43728. Early life: Frank was born early in 1895, registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. Parents Joseph and Elisabeth Hannah Midgley. In 1901 he was six years old and living at Slack Farm, Oakworth with his parents, four brothers … Read more
Private. 11th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Service number 270240. Previously 5/6th. Royal Scots. Early life: Ernest was born in Oakworth in 1881, registered at Keighley in the first quarter of the year. His parents were William H. Byram and Mary Byram. He was just three months old in the 1881 census and living at … Read more
Private. B Company, 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment. Service Number 235308. Previous service number 265353 with 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Early life: Ellis’s parents were John Ellis Butterfield and Elizabeth Ann Butterfield, née Berry who had been married at St. Mary’s Church, Eastwood in Keighley on the … Read more
Private. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 300159. Early life: Milford was born on December 30, 1888 to parents Hargreaves and Mary Ann Brown. He was baptised at Haworth on May 12 the next year when their home was at Bridgehouse Lane and his father was a baker. They were living … Read more
Private, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 3/9187. Early life: Louis was born in Oakworth in 1882 and the birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. Parents James and Betty Brown. His Father James was a wool cloth warp dresser. They were living at 6, Goodley … Read more