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Sergeant John William Conway

Sergeant. 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. Regimental number 3/9260. Formerly 1st Battalion West Riding Regiment no. 5282 (Boer war service.) Early life: John William's parents were Thomas Conway and Harriet Conway née Carral, who were married at Keighley in the last quarter of 1876. They were both from Keighley. John William was…
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Lance Corporal James Walker

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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Lance Corporal Gordon Alexander Whyte

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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