Private, 271 Company, Machine Gun Corps. Service number 86221. Early life: Arthur was born in Oakworth on May 2, 1891 and baptised at Christ Church on June 14 the same year. His parents were James and Betty Brown and they lived at Goodley, just across the road from the church. James was a cloth dresser. … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, Service number: 14106. (Previously served with the 8th and 2nd Battalions.) Note: There are two different spellings of his story, Connelly and Connolly, depending on which record you look at. We are sure they are of the same man. Early life: Joseph’s parents were John Connolly … 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