Sergeant. 286th Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Service number 338608. Early life Percy was born on February 20, 1887 in Oakworth. Parents George and Eliza Hollings. He was baptised at Christ Church in Oakworth on August 14, 1887. His family were living at Dockroyd and his father George was working as a gardener. In 1891 he … Read more
Acting Bombardier, 70th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Service no. 55240. Early life: Lawrence was born in Leeds around 1891. Parents Henry and Martha Jane Wood. He was a woolcomber with Messrs Merrall & Sons and living at 58, Spring Row, Oakworth in 1908. Lawrence served as a volunteer for a short while with the 3rd … Read more
George Hattersley & Sons Ltd roll of honour Lance Corporal. 1/7th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, Service number 265848. Early life: Frank was born on 28th August 1883 in Keighley and his parents were James Bottomley and Susannah Bottomley née Wood, who were married at Keighley Parish Church in 1867. James was an iron moulder and … Read more
Local war memorials page St. Barnabas Church roll of honour at Thwaites Brow and Long Lee, Keighley. This framed and glazed war memorial is on the wall in St. Barnabas Church on Calton Road, Thwaites Brow near Keighley. The title reads: Roll of Honour for St. Barnabas Church District of the Great European War. August … 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
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
We have added a number of local men to our research who were involved in the Normandy Landings, also known as D-Day which occurred on 6th June 1944 and the fight which began on that day continued for a long time afterward until the war was eventually won. It was a huge turning point in … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Regimental number 14857. Previously, 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental number 2079. Early life: His parents were Peter and Ann Gibbons. Thomas was born in Keighley in 1880 although we did not find a definitive birth record, we did find a Roman Catholic Baptismal record of … 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