Private, 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, service no. 19992. Early life: Richard was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1891 to parents William Henry and Annie Baker. His mother died in 1894 when he was just three. His father remarried to Susannah Chatburn in 1898 and in 1901 the family were living at ‘Bold Venture’ in … Read more
Private, 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number 47347. Early life: Edwin was born in Rawtenstall in Lancashire, parents Wright and Ada. His birth was registered at Haslingden in the last quarter of 1898. By 1901 he was two years old in the census and they were living at 3, Lower Scholes, Oakworth with his … Read more
Private, 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Service number 32528. Early life: John was born in West Hartlepool in 1883 and his birth was registered in Hartlepool in the second quarter of the year. His parents were James and Elizabeth Alderson. He was christened there on April 18. He was eight years old in the … Read more
Alias John Docksey. Private, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. No. 238120. Previously 4577, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Early life: George was born in Oakworth and his birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of 1898. He was baptised at Christ Church in Oakworth on August 21st of the same … Read more
Pilot. Warrant Officer, Class 2. Service no. 2285. 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 apprentice pharmacist … Read more