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
Parkwood area Private. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 3/10593. Early life: John was born on 21st July 1896 with his birth being registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Emmott Clayton and Edith Mary Clayton née Clark, who had been married at St. Mary’s … 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
Private. 1/6th Battalion, D Company, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 3061. Early life: Fred Pickles was born in Keighley on 21st August 1891. His parents were John William Pickles and Elizabeth Pickles née Ackroyd, who had been married at Keighley Parish Church on 12th March 1887. John William was a joiner and … Read more