Fleetwood

Private Ernest Gill Terry

by

This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. Ernest Gill Terry was recorded living at Keighley Union Workhouse in the 1911 census. Private. Army Infantry. Royal Army Ordnance Depot Early life: Ernest Terry was born illegitimately on November 20, 1890. His parents Joseph … Read more

Loading

Private Richard Baker

by

Private, 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, service no. 19992. Early life: Richard was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1891 to parents William Henry and Annie Baker. His mother died in 1894 when he was just three. His father remarried to Susannah Chatburn in 1898 and in 1901 the family were living at ‘Bold Venture’ in … Read more

Loading