Talana Farm Cemetery

Private Alfred William Rooke

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Parkwood area Private, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). Service No: 2964. Early life: Alfred was born in Biggleswade in 1895, his parents were Harry and Lucy Rose Rooke. By the time of the 1901 census he was six years of age and the family was living at 11, Barrett Street in Keighley. … Read more

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Corporal John Quinn 522

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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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