Gunner. Royal Garrison Artillery. Regimental number 285369. Early life: Leslie was born on Saturday the first of July 1893 and his birth was registered at Skipton in the third quarter of that year. His parents were Frederick Ramsell and Mary Ramsell née Smith, who were married at Tamworth in Staffordshire in the first quarter of … Read more
Serjeant. 168th Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery. Service No: 29836. Early life: Harry’s parents were John Alfred Adams and Juliet Helen Adams, née Hemsley, who were married on 7th July 1874 at Richmond Parish Church. Juliet is described as 18 years old but John’s entry described him as ‘of full age’ later records show a … Read more
Sergeant. 286th Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Service number 338608. Early life Percy was born on February 20, 1887 in Oakworth. Parents George and Eliza Hollings. He was baptised at Christ Church in Oakworth on August 14, 1887. His family were living at Dockroyd and his father George was working as a gardener. In 1891 he … 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
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. Joseph Burke’s father was charged with neglect in 1906 and we presume the children were placed under the care of the Guardians at some point. Lance-Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Service number 38848. Early life: He … Read more