9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own) Regimental number 266382. Formerly 17780, West Riding Regiment. Early life: Percy’s mother Margaret had a complicated life even before Percy was born. Her maiden name was Margaret Cooper and she married James Newton on the 29th of April 1871 at Melbecks, Grinton in Yorkshire. She was … Read more
1st/7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Regimental number 27680. Formerly 31977, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Early life: James’s parents were George Addyman and Susannah Addyman née Wade who were married in the third quarter of 1888 at Fylde in Lancashire. In the 1891 census they were living at 14, High Street, … Read more
Private. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Regimental number 60058. Previously 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Regimental number 13242. Early life: William’s parents were Tempest Wigglesworth and Sarah Jane Wigglesworth née Wigglesworth, who were married at St John’s Church, Ingrow on the 16th of May 1896 They were both aged … Read more
Local war memorials page St Peter’s Church War Memorial. This memorial is in storage at Keighley Civic Centre. This memorial was discovered in a storage room in a former church building, to the rear of where St. Peter’s Church was located on South Street, Keighley. For many years, it was thought to be lost. It … Read more
Local war memorials page St. John’s Church Keighley – Roll of Honour This memorial is kept at St. John’s Church, Ingrow in Keighley. It is very similar in form to the St. Peter’s Church roll of honour. Description: A dark oak framed and glazed roll of honour. The inscription is bordered by a geometric pattern … Read more
Local war memorials page The Ingrow War Memorial. The memorial is accessible all year round and is located in the churchyard of St. John’s Church at Ingrow in Keighley. This war memorial was unveiled on the 12th of September 1921 by Captain F. L. Smith. The dedication was by the Bishop of Bradford. From the … Read more
Private, 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number 47039. Previously West Yorkshire Regiment with the service number 76299. Early life Smith was born in Keighley in 1896, parents William Johnson Clayton, and Elizabeth Ann Clayton née Lindley who had been married in 1890, registered at Keighley in the last quarter of that year. Smith’s birth … Read more
Local war memorials page The Ingrow and Hermit Hole Conservative Club roll of honour (Lost) We know this roll of honour existed but not what happened to it. We presume it went elsewhere when the club closed down, but have no further information about it. These cards are from the Herbert A. France archive (BK424), … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial 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 … 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