9th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Own, West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental number 19355. Early life: John’s parents were James Walter Ainsworth and Jane Ainsworth née Lofthouse, who were married on the 21st of December 1872 at St. Thomas Church, Leeds. James was a 32 year old bachelor employed as a file cutter. Jane was a … Read more
Tank Corps. Regimental no. 110411. Previously 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 502. Early life: Harry’s parents were Walter Atkinson and Frances Atkinson née Tennison, who were married at St. John’s Church in Cullingworth on the 21st of February 1888. Walter was a bachelor aged 34 and employed as a mill … Read more
27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish) Regimental no. 41008. Previously 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, Regimental no. 12517. Early life: John was born near Castleford in the summer of 1889 and his birth was registered in the third quarter of the year at Pontefract. His parents were George Adams and Maria Adams … Read more
3rd Battalion. Grenadier Guards. Regimental number: 31615. Early life: Arthur’s parents were Robert Henry Atkinson and Ann Atkinson née Walker, who were married at St. Mary’s Church, Eastwood in Keighley on the 1st of February 1880. At marriage, Robert was a bachelor aged 21 and employed as a shopman. Ann was a 21 year old … Read more
B Company. 2/6th Battalion. Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Regimental Number: 265947. Previous Regimental number 3082. Early life: George was the son of Charles Edward Athorn and Caroline Athorn née Jolliff who were married at Holy Trinity parish church of Armley Hall in Leeds on the 11th of June 1877. Charles was a bachelor … Read more
9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, Regimental number: 18/38 Formerly 18th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. (2nd Bradford Pals.) Early life: Edgar’s parents were Atkinson Asquith and Ada Asquith née Calvert who were married at Keighley Parish Church on the 5th of April 1890. Atkinson was a 24 year old bachelor and a porter living at 27, … Read more
Known as Harry or Henry. 2/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 205649. Early life: Robert was the son of Robert Armstrong and Amelia Armstrong née Newton who were married at St. John The Evangelist Church in Baildon. John was aged 21 and a veterinary student and Amelia was 27 and a … Read more
11th (Service) Battalion. Suffolk Regiment. Regimental number 41204. Previously, Northumberland Fusiliers, Regimental number 27282. Early life: John’s parents were James Edward Armstrong and Margaret Armstrong née Brooksbank and they were were married at St. Mary’s Church, Eastwood in Keighley on the 20th of October 1883. They were both aged 23, single and James was employed … Read more
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 13th Company. Regimental number: 16207 Formerly 10422, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Transferred to M.M.G.C. on 25th of December 1915. Early life: Joseph was the eldest living son of John Martin McKniff and Mary Ann McKniff née Rowan who had been married at Keighley, registered in the first … Read more
1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Regimental number S/8504. Early life: George’s parents were Trueman Armsden and Ann Armsden née Merrill who were married in 1868 with their marriage registered at Bedford in the last quarter of the year. In the 1881 census they were living at 17, Gravel Lane in Bedford. George … Read more