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Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD William Herbert Lister District messenger, bearer and orderly William Herbert Lister was born on 11th May 1898 to Herbert, a Police Constable, and Sarah Ann Lister nee Killingbeck. He was baptised at St Peter's Church in Warmfield-cum-Heath, near Wakefield. [caption id="attachment_12916" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Baptism record of William Herbert Lister[/caption] In…
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Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD William Kiddy Convoy and hospital duties Born on 5th October 1870 in Crewe, Cheshire, William was the oldest child of Joseph Fletcher Kiddy of Belper, Derbyshire and and Amelia (nee Platt) Kiddy, of Basford in Cheshire. In 1871 they lived at 20 Beech Street in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire. Joseph was…
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Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD John Thomas Judson Convoy and hospital duties Born in Bingley on 2nd September 1878, John Thomas and his twin sister Mary Hannah were later baptised in Bradford on 30th October 1880. Their parents were John Judson and Mary Elizabeth Judson nee Midgley. [caption id="attachment_12901" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The baptism record of…
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Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD James Holmes Hospital, convoy and air raids James Holmes was born in 1887 to Frederick and Ann Holmes nee Gillson. They had married in 1875, their marriage registered in Keighley, and James appears to have been the oldest of their children. At the time of the 1881 census Frederick was…
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Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Jean Campbell Surgical Nursing Duties [caption id="attachment_12757" align="aligncenter" width="227"] Jean Sinclair Campbell, taken while on duty at St. Luke's Auxiliary Hospital. Photo kindly provided by Jean's great great niece, Ruth Kirkby[/caption] Jean Sinclair Campbell was the youngest of four daughters of Henry Johnstone Campbell and Mary Campbell nee Sonnenschein, both…
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