Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Fred Parker Convoy and orderly duty Born on 21st March 1878, Fred was the oldest child of West Parker, a mechanic, and Mary Parker nee Hird, both of Haworth. He was baptised at St Michael and All Angels Church in Haworth on 30th May 1880. [caption id="attachment_12741" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fred…
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VAD Fred Hudson
Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Fred Hudson Superintendent, Ward Master; Section Leader, Convoy Work and Night Orderly Born on the 29th July 1872, Fred was one of five children born to James, a grocer and shoemaker, and Mary Hudson nee Wright. He had two older sisters, Mary Hannah and Emma, and a younger brother, John,…
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Garthwaite Family
Private James Garthwaite [caption id="attachment_10862" align="alignleft" width="193"] James Garthwaite with his wife Elizabeth and children James Edward (Jimmy) and Annie. Photo kindly provided by family member Suzanne Dawson[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10873" align="alignleft" width="149"] Photo kindly provided by a great-grandson of James Garthwaite[/caption] James Garthwaite was baptised on 21st March 1879 in Hurst in Marrick, North Yorkshire…
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VAD Norah Oates
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Norah Oates Nursing, Member S.J.A.B Norah was born on 2nd June 1877 to Isaac and Margaret Oates. They were both from Sunderland. Isaac was a house painter. They appear to have moved to Southport from Sunderland before settling in Keighley. She was baptised with her sisters at Christ Church in…
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Haworth 1940’s Day 2021 gallery
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We had a great day engaging with members of the public at Haworth 1940's Day and telling them all about our research.
Our volunteers on the stand at Haworth 1940's Day. From left to right, Andy Wade, Laura Goodchild, Carole Hodge, Kat Hyde and Ian Walkden.
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Members of Haworth Home Guard Unit who kindly came over for a photoshoot on the day. Thank you gentlemen!
Photo supplied by kind courtesy of Allen Ambridge.
A very nice lady visitor dressed as a trained nurse who came to our stand and discovered about our research on local nurses who served in wartime.
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A very nice lady visitor dressed as a WW2 Red Cross Commandant, and was very interested in our research on local nurses who served in wartime.
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