Private. 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Regimental number 16038 Early life: Michael’s parents were Hugh Kelleher and Margaret Kelleher née Riley, who had been married at Leeds in 1887. Michael was born at Leeds in 1888 and registered there in the third quarter of the year. In the 1891 census he was aged two years and … Read more
Lance Corporal. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. No. 265502. Previous number 1361, with the 6th West Riding Territorials at Keighley. Early life: Arthur’s parents were James Henry Bamforth and Sarah Elizabeth Bamforth née Harrison who were married at St. Peter’s Church in Leeds on the 30th June 1889. James was aged 22 … 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
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