Private. 2nd/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service Number 306915. Early life: Walter was born in Oakworth in 1892, registered at Keighley in the third quarter of the year. Parents Naylor and Mary Smith. In 1901 he was eight and living at True Well Hall, near to Holme House and Gooseye in Oakworth … Read more
Sergeant, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 267654. Early life: Arthur was born in Keighley on July 30, 1891 and baptised on September 9 at St Peter’s Church in Keighley. Parents Thomas Edward and Mary Ann Smith. They lived on Arthur Street and Thomas was a mechanic. In 1901 he was … Read more
Private. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 306443. Early life: Willie was born towards the end of 1896, the birth registered in Keighley in the last quarter of the year. Parents John and Jane Fletcher. They had been living at 7, Hebble Row since at least 1890 and were there at … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 7462. Early life: John was born in Cullingworth in 1882, his parents were John and Mary Ann Earnshaw. By 1891 the family had moved to 35, Station Terrace in Oakworth. John was nine and his father was a sewing machine agent. By 1901 they … Read more
Private. 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service no. 10933. Early life: James was born in Oakworth in 1898, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. His parents were John Creek and Frances Creek née Iles who were living at 118, Lidget in Oakworth at the time of his birth … Read more
Private. 11th Battalion, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. Service number 43728. Early life: Frank was born early in 1895, registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. Parents Joseph and Elisabeth Hannah Midgley. In 1901 he was six years old and living at Slack Farm, Oakworth with his parents, four brothers … Read more
Private. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 300159. Early life: Milford was born on December 30, 1888 to parents Hargreaves and Mary Ann Brown. He was baptised at Haworth on May 12 the next year when their home was at Bridgehouse Lane and his father was a baker. They were living … Read more
Private, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 3/9187. Early life: Louis was born in Oakworth in 1882 and the birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. Parents James and Betty Brown. His Father James was a wool cloth warp dresser. They were living at 6, Goodley … Read more
George Hattersley & Sons Ltd roll of honour Private. King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Service number 43667. Attached to the 16th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles.) Note: This man is recorded in several records as either John Greenwood Asquith or later, Jack Asquith. We believe that people simply referred to him as Jack, which is … Read more
Parkwood area Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service no. 10556. Early life: Fred Pickard was born on 9th October 1891 and baptised at St Mary’s Church, Eastwood about a month later on 12th November. His parents were Frank and Ann Pickard and he had two brothers Willie and Tom, and two … Read more