Private. Y Company, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 11892. Early life: James’s parents were James McParland and Mary McParland née Sheridan who were married at a Roman Catholic Church at Halifax on 10th July 1891. James was born at Wigan in 1895 and his birth was registered there in the … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Regimental number 14857. Previously, 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental number 2079. Early life: His parents were Peter and Ann Gibbons. Thomas was born in Keighley in 1880 although we did not find a definitive birth record, we did find a Roman Catholic Baptismal record of … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 29463. Early life: Thomas was born on 19th November 1897 in Keighley and his birth was registered in the last quarter of the year. His parents were Daniel Brady and Mary Brady née Beggs, who were married in Keighley in 1893. Thomas was baptised … Read more
Lance Corporal. 1/5th London Regiment (Rifle Brigade). Service number 45415. Early life: James was born in 1896 with the birth registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. His parents were James and Margaret McCann. By 1901 he was 5 years old and living at 5, Leeds Street in Keighley with his parents … Read more
Local war memorials page St Anne’s is the Roman Catholic Church on North Street, Keighley. Their beautiful war memorial is on permanent display in the entrance to the church. It is made from salmon pink alabaster and light grey bath stone with the lettering picked out in gold. It was dedicated on 15th July 1919 … Read more