Gunner. “A” Battery. 178th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Service Number 127166. Early life: Thomas was the only son of Thomas and Elizabeth Howland, who had been married in 1895. His father Thomas from the Isle of Man was previously married (in 1870) to Catherine Ann Martin also from the Isle of Man. They’d had at … Read more
Local men who served in the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1814 – 1815. Rifleman. Captain C. Beckwith’s Company. 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 95th Regiment of Foot. Early life: Christopher’s father was Henry Ingham and his mother was Margaret Ingham (Peggy.) A marriage banns record exists for a Henry Ingham and Peggy Hargreaves who were … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Service Number: 51893. Early life: Patrick was born at Keighley in 1899 with his birth registered in the third quarter of the year. His parents were Martin Kelly and Mary Kelly née Gavan. They were living at 135, Westgate and Patrick aged one had an older brother Anthony, aged … Read more
Private. B Company, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 265432. Previous regimental number: 2199. Early life: Percy’s parents were Charles Henry Blenkarn and Ann Mary Blenkarn née Pullan. They were married on the 19th of August 1882 at Keighley parish church (probably St. Peter’s.) Charles was a bachelor aged 21 and … Read more
Private. 21st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regimental number 18/645. Early family life: Walter’s parents were Charles Henry Blenkarn and Ann Mary Blenkarn née Pullan. They were married on the 19th of August 1882 at Keighley Parish Church (probably St. Peter’s.) Charles was a bachelor aged 21 and a clogger living at … Read more
Lance Corporal. Royal Corps of Signals, 18th Infantry Division. Regimental Number: 2338246. Early life: Albert’s parents were Joseph Bradshaw and Ada Bradshaw née Johnson who had been married at Stockton, Durham in the last quarter of 1900. In the 1911 census they were living at 26, Market Place in Houghton le Spring and Joseph was … Read more
Serjeant. 7th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Anthony Foy was killed in the Second World War. His real surname was Ginley but he was serving under his mother’s maiden name of Foy and his details on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database state that he was buried in grave 9 of row A in plot … Read more
Sergeant. 422nd (West Lancs) Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers. Regimental number 426520. Early life: Henry Wellman was born in Haworth in 1879, his birth registered in Keighley in the second quarter of that year. His parents were John and Jane Wellman née Moore and his father John was a stone mason/Labourer. In the census … Read more
Sergeant. 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Regimental number 21821. Early life: Michael was born in 1885 at Wetherby and his birth was registered there in the second quarter of the year. His parents were wool comber Michael Philbin who was originally from Ireland and Bridget Philbin née Lynch. In the 1891 census Michael was living … Read more
Private. Y Company, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 11892. Early life: James’s parents were James McParland and Mary McParland née Sheridan who were married at a Roman Catholic Church at Halifax on 10th July 1891. James was born at Wigan in 1895 and his birth was registered there in the … Read more