Private. 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental number 14555645. Early life: Jack’s parents were Summerscales Thornber and Lizzie Thornber née Norcross who had been married at Christchurch, Tintwistle in Cheshire on the 28th of January 1907. In the 1921 census they were living at Marchap Cottage in Silsden and Summerscales was aged 39 and an … Read more
Sergeant Navigator. 463 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Service Number: 1624631. Early life: Cecil’s parents were Holmes Sunderland and Annie Sunderland née Hudson, who were married in Keighley, registered in the third quarter of 1911. Cecil was born in 1916 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of the year. In … Read more
Private. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Regimental number 4351236. Early life: Wilfred’s parents were Herbert and Lily Green, who had been married around 1902. He was born on the 3rd of October 1905, registered in Keighley and he was almost certainly born at 19, Barrett Street at Park Wood Bottom. Wilfred was baptised at St. … Read more
Sapper. Royal Engineers. Regimental number 183607. Also served with the Durham Light Infantry with the regimental number 76718. Early life Jonas was born on the 8th of March 1878 and his parents were John Thornton and Eliza Thornton née Pollard who were married at All Saint’s Church in Otley on 10th July 1875. John was … Read more
Acting Able Seaman. M.V. San Arcadio. Royal Navy. Service Number: P/JX 289999 (Admin at H.M.S. President III.) Early life: Joseph was born on 26th of April 1914 and his birth was registered in the second quarter of the year at Stockton, Durham. His parents were Robert Askam and Anne Jane Askam née Winter who were … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Private. 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, Service no. 28872. Early life: Charles was born on July 25 in 1879. His parents were John and Mary Ann Robertshaw. He was baptised on August 31 in the same year at St Michael and All Angels Parish Church. They were living … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Private. 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment. Service number 24499. Previously served with the Yorkshire Regiment, Service number 32461. Early life: Robert and Selina Coates née Feather were married in 1880 and their marriage was registered at Keighley in the second quarter of that year. Their daughter Edith was … 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
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial 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 … 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