Private. 2/6th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Service number 6/4910. Robert was the son of Tom Duxbury and Sarah Ann Duxbury née Fox. Early life: Tom Duxbury married Sarah Hannah Fox in the last quarter of 1894. Their marriage was registered at Keighley. Their son Robert was born in 1896 and registered at Keighley … 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
Sergeant. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number: 1498. later service number: 265067. Note: This blog post is a collaboration with Patricia Bryden via Facebook, on the Bingley photos and memories Facebook group. January/February 2024. Herbert isn’t from Keighley and the Worth Valley, but his story deserves to be told. Patricia wrote … Read more