Haworth Public Prize Band roll of honour.
This roll of honour was unknown to us but thanks to local historian Steven Wood and Haworth band member Jens Hislop, this memorial has been found and a photograph sent to us.
It’s currently located in the band room at Haworth.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Steven and Jens for bringing this to our notice.
The names of the band members who served are:
| Bannister, Foster Binns, William Furniss, George Grace, Arthur Gray, John Hillary, John McLaren, William Metcalfe, Tom Metcalfe, Harry Peacock, Joseph |
Pickles, Ira Pickles, Foster Priestly, Harold Proctor, Joe Robertshaw, John Rodgerson, Arthur Smales, Isaac Sugden, Abraham Sugden, Walter |
We are still in the process of researching these men and do not know if any of them died in the war.
This photograph was provided by relatives of Sapper Percy Shackleton, who was killed in the war. We can’t be sure if Percy is on the photo but he’s not named on the roll of honour.
Haworth Public Prize Band Roll of honour photo kindly supplied by Steven Wood.
At the bottom of the roll of honour in very small letters is the following, which we presume is the name of the artist/calligrapher:
W.S.Kelsall. Billows and Co., Keighley.
From a quick search of census records we have found a Walter Sunderland Kelsall, a newsagent and printer of 4, Granville Street in Keighley. He was aged 58 in the 1911 census. In 1920 (the date of the note pictured below) Walter was trading at 46, High Street, Keighley but had previously been at 14, High Street.
The following note in an account book has also come to light, which seems to refer to this roll of honour:
‘Roll of honour ordered Jan 12th 1920.’
‘Billows & Co., Keighley.
£12 0. 0d.
