Private. 1/6th or 1/7th or 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). Regimental number 3256 then 300126. Early life: Leopold’s parents were Thomas Wallis and Mary Ann Thompson Wallis née Wilson, who were married at St. Peter’s Parish Church in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire on the 21st of November 1895. Thomas was aged … Read more
Private. 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany’s) No. S/40506. Early life: Norman was born in Keighley in mid 1886, the eldest son of Joseph and Sarah Walbank. His younger brother Harold also served, but he survived the war. He was four years old in the 1891 census and a scholar, living … Read more
Private. 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service no. 10933. Early life: James was born in Oakworth in 1898, registered in Keighley in the second quarter of the year. His parents were John Creek and Frances Creek née Iles who were living at 118, Lidget in Oakworth at the time of his birth … Read more