Private. 2nd Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental number 270021. Early life: Richard’s parents were Henry Lindsay and Martha Hannah Lindsay née Slinger who were married in the parish church at Kildwick when Henry was 26 and Martha was 28. Henry was a Police constable, first appointed on 4th October 1888. He transferred to Keighley on … Read more
Private, 10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales’s Own) Service No: 64176. Early life: Binns was born in Oakworth in 1886, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. Parents Benjamin and Alice Wilkinson. In 1891 he was five years old and living at Lower Laithe Farm with his parents, three brothers … Read more
Private. Machine Gun Corps, Service number 131099. Formerly 8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Leeds Rifles). Early life: Albert was born in Oakworth in 1899, registered in Keighley in the first quarter of that year. Parents Feather and Mary Ann Reddihough. In 1901 he was two years old and living at Field Head Farm in Newsholme … Read more
Private, 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number 47039. Previously West Yorkshire Regiment with the service number 76299. Early life Smith was born in Keighley in 1896, parents William Johnson Clayton, and Elizabeth Ann Clayton née Lindley who had been married in 1890, registered at Keighley in the last quarter of that year. Smith’s birth … Read more
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
Alias John Docksey. Private, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. No. 238120. Previously 4577, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Early life: George was born in Oakworth and his birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of 1898. He was baptised at Christ Church in Oakworth on August 21st of the same … Read more
Private. 15th Battalion, Prince of Wales’ Own West Yorkshire Regiment. (1st Battalion, Leeds Pals). Service no. 1138. Later served with 9th Battalion, Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers, Service no. 40054. Early life: Thomas was born in Oakworth on June 14, 1895, his birth was registered in Keighley in the third quarter of the year. His … Read more