Local war memorials page St Peter’s Church War Memorial. This memorial is in storage at Keighley Civic Centre. This memorial was discovered in a storage room in a former church building, to the rear of where St. Peter’s Church was located on South Street, Keighley. For many years, it was thought to be lost. It … Read more
Private. B Company, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 265432. Previous regimental number: 2199. Early life: Percy’s parents were Charles Henry Blenkarn and Ann Mary Blenkarn née Pullan. They were married on the 19th of August 1882 at Keighley parish church (probably St. Peter’s.) Charles was a bachelor aged 21 and … Read more
Private. 21st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regimental number 18/645. Early family life: Walter’s parents were Charles Henry Blenkarn and Ann Mary Blenkarn née Pullan. They were married on the 19th of August 1882 at Keighley Parish Church (probably St. Peter’s.) Charles was a bachelor aged 21 and a clogger living at … Read more
Private, 2/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 5211. Early life: Arthur was born in Oakworth on May 16, 1879 to parents Joseph and Ann Ryder and baptised at Christ Church on August 17. They lived at Mill Lane, Oakworth. Joseph was a wool sorter. By 1891 they were at 34, Percy … Read more
Private. 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment. Service number 1164. Early life: Thomas was born Wilsden in 1892, the birth registered in the third quarter of the year at North Bierley. His mother was Emily A. Thomas (née Stone) and his step-father was Edward C. Thomas. In 1901 he was eight and living … Read more
Sergeant, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 267654. Early life: Arthur was born in Keighley on July 30, 1891 and baptised on September 9 at St Peter’s Church in Keighley. Parents Thomas Edward and Mary Ann Smith. They lived on Arthur Street and Thomas was a mechanic. In 1901 he was … 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 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. George William Moore was in the Clarendon Street Children’s home which was attached to the Keighley workhouse in 1911. He would certainly have known Richard Horsfall, Charles Horner and Richard Horner (who were unrelated) and … Read more
This is one of a series of posts about local men named on the Keighley Union Workhouse roll of honour. As a child, Walter Clarke had been under the care of the Keighley Union Guardians before he served in the Great War. Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment Service number 10558. … Read more