On Sunday 14th July 2019 we are holding a dedication ceremony for the new headstone on the grave of Gunner Gilbert Hardy Midgley who died on March 24, 1916 in the Great War whilst in service with the Royal Artillery. The ceremony begins at 13:00 hrs but we ask that people are by the graveside…
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Tewitt Lane Canadian war memorial
After displaying our research on the six Canadian airmen of Wellington Bomber BK387 at the Haworth 1940s Weekend of 18th and 19th May 2019, we have decided to add this research to the website here: Tewitt Lane Canadian War Memorial. Despite these men not being from our area, they died here in whilst training for…
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Gunner Gilbert Hardy Midgley – New CWGC headstone
We're delighted to announce that we've just been informed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that Gunner Gilbert Hardy Midgley now has a headstone, which means after 102 years he is finally recognised officially on his grave as a casualty of the Great War. At some point in 2019 we will hold a dedication ceremony…
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Oakworth men – Poppy pebbles – with a twist
We've seen many groups of people and individuals painting pebbles with a name and a poppy and placing them around villages and towns for people to find. It's a new way to remember our local men but we came up with an extra way to make them more relevant to the person who had found…
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Recent Comments by Andy Wade
- 18th January 2019 on What to send?
- 28th July 2018 on Albert Street
- 4th March 2018 on Keighley News
- 12th March 2017 on Private Ivor Tempest Greenwood’s new headstone
- 27th February 2017 on The Fallen of 1915
