Private. 21st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regimental number 18/645. Early family life: Walter’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 a clogger living at … Read more
Private, 2/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 5211. Early life: Arthur was born in Oakworth on May 16, 1879 to parents Joseph and Ann Ryder and baptised at Christ Church on August 17. They lived at Mill Lane, Oakworth. Joseph was a wool sorter. By 1891 they were at 34, Percy … Read more
Parkwood area Bombardier. H.Q. 87th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery. Service No: 85972. Early life: Frederick was born in Keighley in 1877 and his birth was registered there in the third quarter of the year. He was three years old in the 1881 census and living with his parents James Saxton aged 33 and Sarah Saxton … Read more