Voluntary Aid Detachment page Joseph Feather Hospital, Convoys and Air Raids Early life: Joseph Feather was born on 14th October 1895, one of ten children born to William, a farmer and Jedidah Feather nee Sunderland. They lived at Haley Farm in Oxenhope, and Joseph appears to have lived there for much of his life. In…
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VAD Arthur Carradice
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Arthur Carradice Hospital Convoys and Air Raids Arthur Carradice was born during the first quarter of 1883, his birth registered in Bradford. He was the second of six children born to William, a wool sorter from Wilsden and Elizabeth Carradice nee Feather, from Keighley. In 1891 the family lived at 65…
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VAD Herbert Butterfield
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Herbert Butterfield Hospital Convoys and Air Raids Born on 20th February 1879, Herbert Butterfield was the youngest of three sons born to Aquila Butterfield, a worsted weaver from Haworth, and Matilda Butterfield nee Wright from Oxenhope. In 1881 they lived at 16 Uppertown in Oxenhope. In 1891 they lived at Woodhouse,…
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VAD Arthur Baxter
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Arthur Baxter Hospital Convoy and Air Raids Arthur Baxter was born on 9th July 1895 in Liversedge to Richard Baxter, a worsted manufacturer's overlooker from Pontefract and Ann Baxter nee Hartley from Brighouse. He was the fifth of eight children. The 1891 census saw the family living on Station Road in…
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Private Fred Frazer
Private, 4th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Service no. 59030. [caption id="attachment_9069" align="alignleft" width="209"] Photo of Private Fred Frazer from the Keighley News dated 26 Jan 1918[/caption] Early life: Fred was born in Oxenhope on 25th December 1898 and his birth was registered in 1899 in Keighley. He was the son of…
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