Private. 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental number: 36702. Previously, Northumberland Fusiliers. Regimental number: 29622. Early life: Arthur’s parents were William Walter Wakefield and Louisa Wakefield née Moody who were married in Brentford, Middlesex in the second quarter of 1881. Arthur was born in 1887 at Highworth in Swindon, Wiltshire, with his birth registered there … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Regimental number: 18592. Early life: William’s parents were Joseph Hollindrake and Annie Hollindrake née Snowden who were married in the Keighley District in 1889. They were living at 6, Scholes in the 1891 census with their eldest son Mannasah, aged one. John was 26 and a Farmer and Annie was … Read more
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 was 7 years of age and living … Read more