Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Royal Air Force. Service Number 1128375. Lancaster III. 460 Squadron R.A.F. Binbrook. Bomber Command. Early life: George Edward was born on the 10th of August in 1918 at Fylde in Lancashire. His parents were George Cleverly and Dora Cleverly née Beale. George was a Police Constable. They were married at Fylde … Read more
Sergeant Navigator. 463 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Service Number: 1624631. Early life: Cecil’s parents were Holmes Sunderland and Annie Sunderland née Hudson, who were married in Keighley, registered in the third quarter of 1911. Cecil was born in 1916 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of the year. In … 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
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
Stanbury and Oldfield Private. 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Service number: 24897. Early life: George was born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1894, registered in the second quarter of the year. His parents were William Bellwood, and Annie Bellwood née Missin. William was a traction engine driver and later a farmer. In the 1901 census, George was … Read more