Gunner. Royal Garrison Artillery. Regimental number 285369. Early life: Leslie was born on Saturday the first of July 1893 and his birth was registered at Skipton in the third quarter of that year. His parents were Frederick Ramsell and Mary Ramsell née Smith, who were married at Tamworth in Staffordshire in the first quarter of … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental number 14555645. Early life: Jack’s parents were Summerscales Thornber and Lizzie Thornber née Norcross who had been married at Christchurch, Tintwistle in Cheshire on the 28th of January 1907. In the 1921 census they were living at Marchap Cottage in Silsden and Summerscales was aged 39 and an … Read more
Sergeant Navigator. 463 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Service Number: 1624631. Early life: Cecil’s parents were Holmes Sunderland and Annie Sunderland née Hudson, who were married in Keighley, registered in the third quarter of 1911. Cecil was born in 1916 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of the year. In … Read more
Private. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Regimental number 4351236. Early life: Wilfred’s parents were Herbert and Lily Green, who had been married around 1902. He was born on the 3rd of October 1905, registered in Keighley and he was almost certainly born at 19, Barrett Street at Park Wood Bottom. Wilfred was baptised at St. … Read more
Sapper. Royal Engineers. Regimental number 183607. Also served with the Durham Light Infantry with the regimental number 76718. Early life Jonas was born on the 8th of March 1878 and his parents were John Thornton and Eliza Thornton née Pollard who were married at All Saint’s Church in Otley on 10th July 1875. John was … Read more
Able Seaman. H.M.S. Gloucester. Royal Navy Service Number: D/JX 176235 Early life: Eric Birtwhistle was born on the 31st of August 1919 in Keighley and the birth was registered there in the third quarter of that year. His parents were Benjamín Birtwhistle and Sarah Ann Birtwhistle née Storey, who were married at Bradford Cathedral (St. … Read more
Acting Able Seaman. M.V. San Arcadio. Royal Navy. Service Number: P/JX 289999 (Admin at H.M.S. President III.) Early life: Joseph was born on 26th of April 1914 and his birth was registered in the second quarter of the year at Stockton, Durham. His parents were Robert Askam and Anne Jane Askam née Winter who were … Read more
Corporal. Royal Air Force. Number 1092749. Early life: Jack was born at Cross Roads in 1922 with his birth registered at Keighley in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Maurice Taylor and Mary Gertrude Taylor née Dixon. They were married at St. James Church, Cross Roads cum Lees on 11th August 1918. … Read more
Lees, Cross Roads and Bocking war memorial Private. 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, Service no. 28872. Early life: Charles was born on July 25 in 1879. His parents were John and Mary Ann Robertshaw. He was baptised on August 31 in the same year at St Michael and All Angels Parish Church. They were living … Read more
Local war memorials page The Ancient Order of Foresters war memorial (Lost) We know this roll of honour existed but not what happened to it. We presume it went elsewhere when the Keighley Order either moved or closed down, but we have no further information about it. The Imperial War Museum holds very little information … Read more