Private Arthur Anderton

8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 15403. Early life: Arthur’s parents were James Anderton and Charlotte Anderton née Tillotson, who were married at St. Wilfred’s Church, Calverley on the 24th of December 1884. James was 20 and a dyer, Charlotte was 21 and a silk picker and they were both from … Read more

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Private Michael Ambrose Kelleher

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

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Captain Joseph Herbert Wright MC

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 Frank Chapman

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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