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Voluntary Aid Detachment page Edith Shackleton General Service Edith Shackleton was the oldest of two children born on 2nd October 1892 to Sam Shackleton, a draper from Queensbury and Mary Shackleton nee Davey of Bradford. She was baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Lawkholme on 25th June 1893. [caption id="attachment_9392" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The baptism record…

23rd October 2022

Carole Hodge

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Edith Shackleton, Spencer Street

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Why ‘Men’ of Worth?
When we started researching in 2001, we found only names of men on local memorials and as we felt their sacrifice had ‘worth’ and most of them lived around the river Worth we felt the name was apt. Also, Keighley’s motto is ‘By Worth’, which fits rather neatly with our name. We have since expanded our research to include everyone from Keighley and the Worth Valley who served in wartime and are currently focussing on women in the Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment who were mostly nurses.
We are also researching conscientious objectors from the area.
Our Project researches local people from Keighley and the Worth Valley who served the country in wartime. Our earliest records are of soldiers who fought before the Battle of Waterloo!
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