1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Regimental number 3084. Early life: Thomas’s parents were William George Lemon and Elizabeth Lemon nee Bennett who were married on the 27th of July 1893 at St. Peter’s Church in Marchington, Staffordshire. William George was aged 29 and Elizabeth was aged 33. Thomas was born in 1893 … Read more
Private. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Service number 1164. Early life: Thomas was born Wilsden in 1892, the birth registered in the third quarter of the year at North Bierley. His mother was Emily A. Thomas (née Stone) and his step-father was Edward C. Thomas. In 1901 he was eight and living … 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