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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VAD Tom Bastow Wildman
Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Tom Bastow Wildman Convoy and orderly duty Thomas Bastow Wildman was born on 29th May 1871 in Keighley to Charles, a hairdresser, and Sarah Wildman. Charles had been married previously to Eliza who had died in 1868 aged 24, followed by their son who had also been named Thomas, at…
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VAD Fred Parker
Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Fred Parker Convoy and orderly duty Born on 21st March 1878, Fred was the oldest child of West Parker, a mechanic, and Mary Parker nee Hird, both of Haworth. He was baptised at St Michael and All Angels Church in Haworth on 30th May 1880. [caption id="attachment_12741" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fred…
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VAD Archibald Raymond West
Voluntary Aid Detachment page VAD Archibald Raymond West Convoys, sick nursing and air raids Born on 5th March 1899, Archibald was one of ten children born to John West, a house painter, and Annie West nee Kimber, both from Kent. He was baptised on 21st May at St Michael's in Buslingthorpe near Leeds. [caption id="attachment_12394"…
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Private Edgar Scott
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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