Main Queen’s Award page The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. On Thursday 5th August 2021 we received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. It was presented to us by Ed Anderson, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. The Lord Lieutenant spoke about the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service He began by explaining the reason for … Read more
Voluntary Aid Detachment page International Women’s Day Nurse. Voluntary Aid Detachment, St. John Ambulance Brigade Early life: Lily Wildman was born on 17th June 1873 in Bingley, the sixth of eight children to Walter and Elizabeth Wildman. Walter was a wool comber. In 1881 seven year old Lily lived at 2 Crescent Place, Bingley … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. Fred Firth was in the Clarendon Street Children’s home which was attached to the Keighley workhouse in 1911. He would certainly have known Charles Horner and Richard Horner (not related) who were there at the … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. Charles Horner was in the Clarendon Street Children’s home which was attached to the Keighley workhouse in 1911. He would certainly have known Richard Horner (not related) and Fred Firth who were there at the … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. John and his brother James Helston were both under the care of the Keighley Guardians under the name Elston although various records show their surname as Helston. This may have been down to poor literacy. … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. James and his brother John Helston were both under the care of the Keighley Guardians under the name Elston although various records show their surname as Helston. This may have been down to poor literacy. … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. As a child, James Darcy had been under the care of the Keighley Union Guardians before he served in the Great War. James and his brother Edward Darcy were the sons of William Darcy, a … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. As a child, Edward Darcy had been under the care of the Keighley Union Guardians before he served in the Great War. Edward and his brother James Darcy were the sons of William Darcy, a … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. As a child, Walter Clarke had been under the care of the Keighley Union Guardians before he served in the Great War. Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment Service number 10558. … Read more
Corporal, D Company, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number: 1473, later 265061. Early life: George was born on September 17 1893 and baptised 7 years later at St Andrew’s Church, Keighley. His parents were Ramsden (a mechanic), and Emma Buckley and they lived on Hainworth Lane. At the age of 7 … Read more