Rifleman. 1/8th Battalion Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Service number 205176. Early life: William was born in 1883, registered in Bradford in the second quarter of the year. Parents Joseph and Hannah Priestley. He was baptised on July 1 at Prospect Street Wesleyan chapel in Bradford. In 1891 he was seven and living … Read more
Private. 2/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. No: 29806. Early life: Norman was born in 1897, the birth registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. Parents John and Betty Powell. In 1901 he was three years old and living at 22, Vale Lane in Haworth with his parents, four sisters and two brothers. … Read more
Private. 19th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Service number 48166. Early life: Harry (Henry) was born in Oakworth in 1879, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. Parents William and Zillah Pickles. At the age of one in the 1881 census, he was living at Harewood Hill with his parents. William was a joiner … Read more
Private, 1/5th Battalion. North Staffordshire Regiment. Service No: 50433. Early life: Allan was born in Oakworth on May 3, 1894 and his parents were Albert and Grace Pickles. He was baptised at Christ Church in Oakworth on November 11 of the same year. His father Albert was a weaver. In 1901 he was six years … Read more
Private. 1st/5th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. Service number 205259. Early life: Fred was born on December 7, 1892 in Haworth. Registered at Keighley in the last quarter of the year. Parents William and Sarah Peverley. He was baptised on January 14, 1893 at St Michael and All Angels Church in Haworth. William was a … Read more
Private. 74 Machine Gun Corps. Service number 13958. Early life: Herbert was born in Oakworth in 1885. At the age of six in 1891, he was living at 130, Lidget, Oakworth, with his parents, sisters Bertha and Lucy, and brothers Walter, Edwin and Ernest. They were still there in 1901 and Herbert was working as … Read more
Private. 6th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Service no. 26061. Early life: William Norman Holt was born in Oakworth in 1894, his birth being registered at Keighley in the second quarter of the year. His parents were William Holt and Nancy Holt née Wright who were married in 1890 at St. Peter’s Church on South Street … Read more
Private. 9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Service no. 43140. Early life: Robert was born in 1883, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. Parents John and Ann Hodgson. He was seven in the 1891 census and living at 18, Chapel Lane in Oakworth with his family who were: The head … Read more
Private. 14th Battalion, York and Lancaster (2nd Barnsley) Regiment. Service no. 235134. Early life: George was born in Oakworth in 1892, his birth being registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. Parents Charles and Sarah. Before George was born they lived at 3, Lower Providence in Oakworth. By 1901 George was nine … Read more
Private. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 306443. Early life: Willie was born towards the end of 1896, the birth registered in Keighley in the last quarter of the year. Parents John and Jane Fletcher. They had been living at 7, Hebble Row since at least 1890 and were there at … Read more