Private Thomas Robinson

Private. 10th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Regimental number 37568. Previously, 1/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 6081. Early life: Thomas’s parents were Ralph Robinson and Mary Emma Robinson née Elliott, who were married at the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Lane Ends in Oakworth on the 27th of February 1892. … Read more

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Private Frank Midgley

Private. 11th Battalion, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. Service number 43728. Early life: Frank was born early in 1895, registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. Parents Joseph and Elisabeth Hannah Midgley. In 1901 he was six years old and living at Slack Farm, Oakworth with his parents, four brothers … Read more

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Second Lieutenant Thomas James Mitchell

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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Sergeant Rowland Hill

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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Second Lieutenant Harri Willis Edwards

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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