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Private John William Conway

Private. 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Regimental number 5120. Early life: John's parents were Matthew Conway and Ann Conway née Blessington who were married in Keighley in the second quarter of 1876. John was born in late 1878 or early 1879 and his birth was registered in Keighley in the first quarter of 1879. In the…
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Private Joseph Connelly

Private. 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, Service number: 14106. (Previously served with the 8th and 2nd Battalions.) [caption id="attachment_13107" align="alignleft" width="229"] Joseph Connelly. Courtesy, Keighley News.[/caption] Early life: Joseph's parents were John Connolly and Catherine Connolly née Blayney who were married in Sheffield in late 1881. They were both born in Ireland.…
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Driver Sam Shackleton

This man is a candidate for addition to Keighley's Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to the Main page Supported by the National Lottery's Heritage Fund, our project intends to submit about 120 names for peer review to…
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Second Lieutenant Arthur Hinkley

This man is a candidate for addition to Keighley's Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to the Main page Supported by the National Lottery's Heritage Fund, our project intends to submit about 120 names for peer review to…
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Private William Grimshaw

This man is a candidate for addition to Keighley's Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to the Main page Supported by the National Lottery's Heritage Fund, our project intends to submit about 120 names for peer review to…
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