Corporal. Royal Air Force. Number 1092749. Early life: Jack was born at Cross Roads in 1922 with his birth registered at Keighley in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Maurice Taylor and Mary Gertrude Taylor née Dixon. They were married at St. James Church, Cross Roads cum Lees on 11th August 1918. … Read more
Sergeant. 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Regimental number 21821. Early life: Michael was born in 1885 at Wetherby and his birth was registered there in the second quarter of the year. His parents were wool comber Michael Philbin who was originally from Ireland and Bridget Philbin née Lynch. In the 1891 census Michael was living … Read more
Parkwood area Private. 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Service number 8431. Early life: John was born on 1st April 1886 to James Willitt Wilkinson and Ellen Wilkinson née Gaskell. His birth was registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. His parents had married at Keighley Parish Church on 12th October 1880 when … Read more
Private. 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers Regimental no. 6133. Previously, 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental no. 5818 and also, 17th Lancers, Regimental number 6133. Early life: James was born in Keighley on 12th March 1886 and his birth was registered here in the second quarter of the year. He was baptised Patrick at St. Anne’s … 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
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