Local war memorials page Marlborough Street Congregational Mission war memorial board This wooden war memorial board is in the care of Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley. Text from the now defunct Vale and Dale website, a local history site created by our historian friend Loraine Petyt who died in 2023. Loraine gave her permission for us … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Service Number: 51893. Early life: Patrick was born at Keighley in 1899 with his birth registered in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Martin Kelly and Mary Kelly née Gavan. They were living at 135, Westgate and Patrick aged one had an older brother Anthony, aged … Read more
Local war memorials page All Saints’ Church Bible Class. Great War Memorial window and roll of honour Inscription: All Saints’ Church. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. In commemoration of those connected with the above church, who served with H. M. Forces during the Great War 1914-1918. The Immortal dead. … Read more
Local war memorials page The Lund Park Wesleyan Chapel stained glass windows were dedicated on Sunday 23rd of April 1922. A short piece appeared the next week in the Keighley News: Keighley News Saturday 29th April 1922 page 10: LOCAL NEWS. KEIGHLEY. WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW., A beautiful stained glass window, placed in Lund Park Wesleyan … Read more
Local war memorials page Roll of Honour for the Keighley Prudential Assurance Company. Imperial War Museum details: PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (LOST) UKNIWM Ref: 28678 Address: PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, COOKE ST., KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND. Type: ROLL OF HONOUR OR BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE OS Map Ref: SE 061 413 Physical Description: FRAMED AND GLAZED ROLL OF HONOUR. … Read more
Local war memorials page The Keighley Industrial Cooperative Society Limited, war memorial/roll of honour board. Imperial War Museum: This memorial is recorded as ‘lost’ by the Imperial War Museum. Their details are: KEIGHLEY CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY (LOST.) UKNIWM Ref: 28945. Original Address: CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, BRUNSWICK ST, KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. Type: BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET Other Location … 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. B Company, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 265432. Previous regimental number: 2199. Early life: Percy’s parents were Charles Henry Blenkarn and Ann Mary Blenkarn née Pullan. They were married on the 19th of August 1882 at Keighley parish church (probably St. Peter’s.) Charles was a bachelor aged 21 and … Read more
Serjeant. 7th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Anthony Foy was killed in the Second World War. His real surname was Ginley but he was serving under his mother’s maiden name of Foy and his details on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database state that he was buried in grave 9 of row A in plot … Read more
Able Seaman, Mercantile Marine, M.T. Athelcrown Early life: John Allan Stephenson Bland was born in the early part of 1920 and his birth was registered in Keighley in the first quarter of that year. His parents were Allan and Jane Alice Bland née Baker and they were living at 6, Oldfield at the time. His … Read more