Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 29463. Early life: Thomas was born on 19th November 1897 in Keighley and his birth was registered in the last quarter of the year. His parents were Daniel Brady and Mary Brady née Beggs, who were married in Keighley in 1893. Thomas was baptised … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, Service number: 14106. (Previously served with the 8th and 2nd Battalions.) Note: There are two different spellings of his story, Connelly and Connolly, depending on which record you look at. We are sure they are of the same man. Early life: Joseph’s parents were John Connolly … Read more
Private. South Lancashire Regiment. Service number 16955. Early life: Horner Thwaites was born at Keighley in 1893, his parents were George Thwaites and Mary Thwaites née Cook. They registered his birth in the third quarter of the year. In the 1901 census Horner was seven years old and living in 8, Malt Street at Ingrow, … Read more
Private. West Yorkshire Regiment, Yorkshire Regiment, Connaught Rangers. Service number 35444. Early life: William was born in Keighley on 27th July 1899, his parents were Thomas and Mary and they lived at 42, Sun Street in the Central ward of the town. The area was later demolished and this road is now part of Worth … Read more
Private, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Service number 35481. Early life: James was born in 1899, his birth was registered in the Pontefract district in the third quarter of that year. His parents were John William Laws a brewers labourer, and Eliza Laws. In the 1901 census he was just one year of age and living … Read more
Lance Corporal. 21st Battalion, Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Service number 26975. Early life: Charles was born at Silsden on 7th February 1895 and his birth was registered at Skipton. His parents were Frank Stirk Green and Mercy Green. In the 1901 census he was six years old and living at 72, Bolton … 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
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
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. Herbert Binns was living in Keighley’s Children’s Home aged 14 years in 1911. Early life: Herbert was born in the early part of 1897 in Keighley and his parents were Henry and Martha Ellen Binns. … Read more
Lance Corporal. 1/5th London Regiment (Rifle Brigade). Service number 45415. Early life: James was born in 1896 with the birth registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. His parents were James and Margaret McCann. By 1901 he was 5 years old and living at 5, Leeds Street in Keighley with his parents … Read more