Women’s Land Army Early Life: Betty was born on the 29th October 1918 and her birth registered in Keighley. Her parents were Ellis and Ruth Ackroyd (nee Smith). Ellis was a butcher and they lived at 212 West Lane, Keighley. Betty was living with her parents Ellis and Ruth, her brothers James and Edward, and … Read more
VAD Jean Campbell Red Cross, St John Ambulance Brigade and Royal Army Medical Corps badges Surgical Nursing Duties Early life: Jean Sinclair Campbell was the youngest of four daughters of Henry Johnstone Campbell and Mary Campbell nee Sonnenschein, both of London. Mary’s father was from Moravia in what was then Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic) … Read more
VAD Edith Widdop Red Cross, St John Ambulance Brigade and Royal Army Medical Corps badges Surgical Nursing Duties Early life: Edith Widdop was born on 1st March 1890 in Keighley and baptised on 4th May at St Andrew’s Church, her parents were Joseph Widdop of Haworth, who was the curator of the public baths, … Read more
VAD Clarice Wilcock Red Cross, St John Ambulance Brigade and Royal Army Medical Corps badges Surgical Nursing Duties Early life: Clarice Wilcock was born in Tanshelf, Pontefract on 23rd February 1895 to Thomas Henry and Jane Wilcock. She was baptised at St. Giles’ Church in Pontefract. Thomas was a grocer with his own business … Read more
Emily Wilson Voluntary Aid Detachment: Nursing, Member St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Early life: Emily Wilson was born on 4th November 1876 to parents Joseph and Martha Wilson née Barton. Joseph was a plasterer, originally from Dolphinholme in Lancashire, Martha was from Liverpool. They had married in Preston in 1866, when Mary already had a son … Read more