Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Service number 241267. Early life: Charles was born on 2nd May 1894 and registered in Keighley. His parents were Edward Charles and Margaret Driver. He was baptised By Vicar David Cowling at St. Mary's Church, Riddlesden on 17th June of the same year. In the 1901 census he was…
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Sergeant Tom Willie Quarmby RAMC
Sergeant Tom Willie Quarmby, Royal Army Medical Corps. Service number: 102988. Early life: Tom Quarmby was born on 4th November 1876 at Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His parents were Thomas and Emma Quarmby and his birth was registered at Huddersfield. Tom was later baptised on 16th May 1875, at St.…
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VAD Lucy Dearnley
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Lucy Dearnley Nursing, Member St. John's Ambulance Brigade Lucy Ann Wood was the first child born to James Henry and Nancy (also known as Nannie) Wood nee Mellor, from Holmfirth and Crossland respectively. They had married on 14th December 1872 at Buxton Road Chapel, Huddersfield. Lucy Ann was born 5th December…
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VAD Alice Cherry
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Alice Cherry Nursing, Member St. John's Ambulance Brigade [caption id="attachment_7900" align="aligncenter" width="189"] Taken some time in the 1950s. Photo kindly provided by Keighley Schools Heritage[/caption] Alice Cherry was the daughter of John and Isabella Cherry, nee Feather, who married in 1892 in Keighley. John initially worked as a labourer, and at…
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VAD Elizabeth Ellen Naylor
Voluntary Aid Detachment page Elizabeth Ellen Naylor Nursing, principally night duty; Member S.J.A.B. Born September 22nd 1881 the only child of Thomas and Priscilla Rycroft, Elizabeth Ellen was baptised August 12th 1883 in the Parish of St. John’s, Great Marsden in East Lancashire. Sadly Priscilla died aged 21 before her daughter was baptised, and was…
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