Sergeant. 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Regimental number 21821. Early life: Michael was born in 1885 at Wetherby and his birth was registered there in the second quarter of the year. His parents were wool comber Michael Philbin who was originally from Ireland and Bridget Philbin née Lynch. In the 1891 census Michael was living … Read more
Lance Corporal. 12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Regimental number 44537. Early life: Moses’ parents were Moses Robinson and Mary Robinson née Langstroth, who were married at Skipton in 1874, registered there in the first quarter of that year. Moses Rayner Robinson was born on 29th December 1895 in Nelson, Lancashire and registered at Burnley in the … Read more
Private. 257th Area Employment Company. Labour Corps. Regimental number: 378783. Previously 84th Training Reserve (Service number 59904), and 87th Training Reserve. (Service number 69633.) Early life: Charles’s parents were Tom Hymas and Margaret Ellen Hymas née Scott. They were married at St. Peter’s Church (Bradford Cathedral) in Bradford on the 3rd August 1889. Tom was … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 10683. Early life: Oscar Nixon’s parents were Cornelius Nixon and Julia Nixon née Lynch. They had been married at Wetherby in the last quarter of 1882. In the 1891 census they were living at 42, Boston Lane at the village of Clifford Cum Boston, … Read more
Private. Y Company, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 11892. Early life: James’s parents were James McParland and Mary McParland née Sheridan who were married at a Roman Catholic Church at Halifax on 10th July 1891. James was born at Wigan in 1895 and his birth was registered there in the … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental number 270021. Early life: Richard’s parents were Henry Lindsay and Martha Hannah Lindsay née Slinger who were married in the parish church at Kildwick when Henry was 26 and Martha was 28. Henry was a Police constable, first appointed on 4th October 1888. He transferred to Keighley on … Read more
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
Rifleman. 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own). Service number B/1689. Early life: Oswald’s parents were Peter Thomas Johnson and Annie Johnson née Holt who had married in Haslingden in Rossendalle, Lancashire. They were a schoolmaster and schoolmistress. In the 1881 census Peter was aged 24 and Annie was aged 26. They were living … Read more
Second Lieutenant. 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Formerly Private Moore. 1/6th Battalion. Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. No. 2579 and later 265628. Early life John was born in Oakworth on the 8th of May 1896 and his birth was registered in Keighley in the second quarter of that year. His parents … Read more
Sergeant. 1/5th Battalion. East Lancashire Regiment. Number 1151. Early life: Norman Hewitt’s parents were John James Hewitt and Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt née Slack who were married on 2nd June 1884 at the parish church in Keighley. 23 year old John was a bachelor and weaver from Oakworth and 22 year old Sarah was a spinster … Read more