Keighley and the Boer War: The South African War or Boer War of 1899 to 1902 saw a number of volunteer soldiers from our district enlist and march off to fight in South Africa. We have details on some of them and on this page we will show a list of the names we have … Read more
Private. 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers Regimental no. 6133. Previously, 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental no. 5818 and also, 17th Lancers, Regimental number 6133. Early life: James was born in Keighley on 12th March 1886 and his birth was registered here in the second quarter of the year. He was baptised Patrick at St. Anne’s … 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
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