Sergeant Harry Atkinson

Tank Corps. Regimental no. 110411. Previously 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 502. Early life: Harry’s parents were Walter Atkinson and Frances Atkinson née Tennison, who were married at St. John’s Church in Cullingworth on the 21st of February 1888. Walter was a bachelor aged 34 and employed as a mill … Read more

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Private Edgar Asquith

9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, Regimental number: 18/38 Formerly 18th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. (2nd Bradford Pals.) Early life: Edgar’s parents were Atkinson Asquith and Ada Asquith née Calvert who were married at Keighley Parish Church on the 5th of April 1890. Atkinson was a 24 year old bachelor and a porter living at 27, … Read more

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Gunner Luther Sunderland

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

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Private Harold Thompson Holmes

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

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Private Herbert Heaton Bailey

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

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