Sergeant. 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. No. 200453. Previous number issued on enlistment was 1995, before the change to six figure numbers. Served prior to the war as a Private with the 6th Battalion West Riding (Territorials) No. 1799. Early life: Joe’s parents were John Henry Bancroft and Agnes Ann Bancroft née … 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
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
Lance Corporal. 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. Service no. 27290. Early life: James was born in Oakworth early in 1898, the birth was registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. His parents were John and Mary A. Binns née Wombwell who were married in 1896. John was probably working in a quarry near … Read more