'A' Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) Service no. 29369. [caption id="attachment_10471" align="alignleft" width="246"] Norman Wright, probably taken before he went off to war.[/caption] Early life: Norman was born in April 1897 and his birth was registered in Keighley. His parents were Henry and Emily Wright and in the 1901 census they…
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Second Lieutenant Thomas Dixon Stocks
Second Lieutenant Thomas Dixon Stocks 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. [caption id="attachment_8786" align="alignleft" width="248"] Second Lieutenant Thomas Dixon Stocks, from the Keighlian Magazine of Keighley Boys Grammar School[/caption] Early life: Thomas was born in Bingley (registered in Keighley) on 15th April 1896. He was the son of James Isaac, and Emily Stocks,…
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Sergeant Rowland Hill
Sergeant Rowland Hill, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's(West Riding) Regiment. Service number 3205. [caption id="attachment_8770" align="alignleft" width="247"] Sergeant Rowland Hill, from the Keighlian Magazine archives.[/caption] Early life: Rowland was born in Lothersdale in 1896 and he was baptised at Lothersdale Parish Church on 3rd May. The son of Joseph and Ethel Hill. His father was…
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2nd Lieutenant Ralph Oscar Gladstone
2nd Lieutenant Ralph Oscar Gladstone West Lancashire Field Company, Royal Engineers. [caption id="attachment_8703" align="alignleft" width="246"] Ralph Oscar Gladstone. Image from the 'Keighlian' Magazine.[/caption] Early Life: Ralph Oscar Gladstone, 2nd Lieutenant of the Royal Engineers, was born in Cardiff, 1890 and was the son of Ralph Atchison Gladstone of Newport, Wales and Martha Gladstone of Crosshills,…
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Keighley Boys Grammar School roll of honour
For a good number of years, we have been able to access the Keighlian Magazine at our local library in Keighley, but through various means I have managed to get hold of a set covering the Great War period for my own collection, which means we can scan and use the images therein. Most of…
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