Private. 16th (The Queen's) Lancers Regimental no. 6133. Previously, 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental no. 5818 and also, 17th Lancers, Regimental number 6133. Early life: James was born in Keighley 0n 12th March 1886 and his birth was registered here in the second quarter of the year. He was baptised Patrick at St. Anne's…
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Corporal Alfred Moore
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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“One Street in Parkwood” talk at Keighley Library
On February 14, 2018 I will be giving an illustrated talk entitled "One Street in Parkwood" which follows the fortunes of a number of men from the Parkwood area of Keighley who served during the Great War and will discuss the effects on the area. The talk is hosted by Keighley and District Local History…
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