This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
Sergeant. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number: 1498. later service number: 265067. Note: This blog post is a collaboration with Patricia Bryden via Facebook, on the Bingley photos and memories Facebook group. January/February 2024. Herbert isn’t from Keighley and the Worth Valley, but his story deserves to be told. Patricia wrote … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Private. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service no. 1646. also Labour Corps no. 252064. Early life: Sam was born in 1883 and his birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Ben and Emma Rainford. In 1891 he … Read more
Oakworth men Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy. Service no. P/JX 522102. HMS Penelope. Early life: Smith was born on 15th June 1925. His parents were Arthur Houldsworth, a grocer’s assistant and Hilda Mary Houldsworth née Hanson, a spinner. At the time of Smith’s birth they were living at Brown Springs near Bogthorn, although they also lived … Read more
Oakworth men Sapper. Royal Engineers. 1010 Docks Operating Company. Service no. 2157659. Early life: Jim Emmott was born on 15th June 1916 at the family home at 11, Newsholme, Oakworth near Keighley. His parents were Stephen Emmott and Alice Emmott née Ideson and Stephen was a farm labourer. They were married on 10th February 1906 … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
Private. South Lancashire Regiment. Service number 16955. Early life: Horner Thwaites was born at Keighley in 1893, his parents were George Thwaites and Mary Thwaites née Cook. They registered his birth in the third quarter of the year. In the 1901 census Horner was seven years old and living in 8, Malt Street at Ingrow, … Read more
Private. West Yorkshire Regiment, Yorkshire Regiment, Connaught Rangers. Service number 35444. Early life: William was born in Keighley on 27th July 1899, his parents were Thomas and Mary and they lived at 42, Sun Street in the Central ward of the town. The area was later demolished and this road is now part of Worth … Read more