Doctor Marie Goyer, Rocket Scientist. [caption id="attachment_13491" align="alignleft" width="203"] Doctor Marie Goyer.[/caption] Early life: Marie Goyer was born on the 5th of February 1898 at Keighley. Her parents were William Ernest Goyer and Catherine Mary Goyer née Charnock, who were married at St. Peter's Church in Leeds on 21st June 1885. William was later employed…
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Private Thomas Gibbons
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Regimental number 14857. Previously, 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental number 2079. [caption id="attachment_13467" align="alignleft" width="193"] Private Thomas Gibbons[/caption] Early life: His parents were Peter and Ann Gibbons. Thomas was born in Keighley in 1880 although we did not find a definitive birth record, we did…
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Private James Patrick Gibbons
Private. 16th (The Queen's) Lancers Regimental no. 6133. Previously, 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental no. 5818 and also, 17th Lancers, Regimental number 6133. Early life: James was born in Keighley 0n 12th March 1886 and his birth was registered here in the second quarter of the year. He was baptised Patrick at St. Anne's…
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Private Walter Arnold
Private, 49th Divisional Cyclist Company. Regimental number 2025. [caption id="attachment_13438" align="alignleft" width="241"] Private Walter Arnold.[/caption] Early life: Walter was born in 1896 in West Cottingwith, which is located several miles to the South East of York, in the Vale of York. His birth was registered in York in the second quarter of the year. His…
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Private James Turnbull
Private. D Company, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. Regimental numbers 1548 and 59289. Early life: James was born in Hull on 6th July 1894. His parents were James Turnbull and Ada Turnbull née Langley, who were married at Hull the previous year. His father James was a tanner and James would follow…
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