Private. Y Company, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 11892. Early life: James’s parents were James McParland and Mary McParland née Sheridan who were married at a Roman Catholic Church at Halifax on 10th July 1891. James was born at Wigan in 1895 and his birth was registered there in the … Read more
Private. 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service no. 10933. Early life: James was born in Oakworth in 1898, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. His parents were John Creek and Frances Creek née Iles who were living at 118, Lidget in Oakworth at the time of his birth … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more