Calverley

Private Arthur Anderton

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8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 15403. Early life: Arthur’s parents were James Anderton and Charlotte Anderton née Tillotson, who were married at St. Wilfred’s Church, Calverley on the 24th of December 1884. James was 20 and a dyer, Charlotte was 21 and a silk picker and they were both from … Read more

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Keighley’s War Memorial

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This is a guest post connected with our work on Keighley’s Supplementary Volume, under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project explains the reason for adding more names and the process by which the roll of honour … Read more

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