Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Rank: Warrant Officer, Class 2. Service no. R119823. Early life: Jack was born on November 30, 1919, at Ninette, Manitoba. His parents were Harry and Norah Henfrey, they lived at 709, 4th Avenue South, in Kenora, Ontario. Jack had two brothers and two sisters and in the years before his enlistment he … Read more
Navigator. Flying Officer. Service no. J25563. Early life: James was born on July 17, 1919 to parents Daniel and Mary McHenry of Lonsdale in Ontario. He was baptised three days later at St Mary’s Church in Marysville. He was one of five children but his sister Margaret aged five, and brother Joseph aged two, died … Read more
Pilot. Warrant Officer, Class 2. Service no. 2285. Early life: Ernest was born on February 3, 1916 at Walpole, Saskatchewan in Canada, the only son of Andrew and Betrande Glass. He left school at the age of 17 in 1933 and was a resident of Moosomin. He spoke English and French and started as an … Read more
Local war memorials page Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour A framed and glazed roll of honour for Keighley Union Workhouse. This is currently in the care of Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley. It was unknown for many years until recently when it was discovered amongst some paintings in their archives. It wasn’t with the other … Read more
Local war memorials page Keighley Sunday Circle War Memorial Board Currently held in storage with Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley. Previous Location, Keighley Sunday Circle, Church Green, Keighley. Physical Description: First World War war memorial, Oak board with broken pediment and inscription in gold lettering. Names on board 19 died, 68 served and returned. Ceremonies: Unveiling … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Cross Roads Primitive Methodist Sunday School The Sunday School memorial would have been located in the old building on Halifax Road near Cross Roads. The building is still in use as a private business today, but when the Sunday School closed many years ago, the memorial was removed … Read more
Local war memorials page Cross Roads gets a new(-ish) war memorial! After six years of searching, finding, badgering and begging, we finally managed to get the Cross Roads Primitive Methodist Sunday School war memorial in it’s new home next to the main Bocking, Cross Roads and Lees war memorial, which is inside the bowling club … Read more
Local war memorials page Temple Street Chapel War Memorial board. The Temple Street Chapel originally had an oak board with the names of the fallen from that church. These men were also honoured by the church with two stained glass memorial windows in the West wall of the chapel. Temple Street Chapel held its last … 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