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Harry Green (1893 unknown)Harry Green, the fifth of seven children in an established Farnhill family, was not quite 11 years old when his mother died.At the age of 17 he was working in one of the local mills and was also a member of the local allotment and smallholders society.Serving with the Duke...
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Harry Hargreaves (1896 1982)Harry Hargreaves, although born above Kildwick, lived for a short time with his grandmother, in Sutton-in-Craven, before joining his parents and siblings after they moved to Starkey Lane, Farnhill.After attending Kildwick school he worked at Bairstows Mill in Sutton, as...
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Harry Kitson (1897 1974)Harry Kitson, born in Farnhill, was the youngest son in a family of eight children.After attending Kildwick school, and working at Woodrows Mill, he and his brother, Albert, served with the Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment.Harry was seriously wounded and this...
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Harry Pollard (1894 1971)Harry Pollard was born in Farnhill into a large family his parents would have ten children altogether. On the death of his mother, when he was two years old, Harry went to live with his fathers sister and later he attended Kildwick school and worked in the woollen...
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Harry Thompson (1889 1926) (aka Harry Jowett)Harry Thompson was the illegitimate son of Annie Thompson. He was born in the Union Workhouse in Stanley near Wakefield.His mother married the widower William Jowett, and the family moved to Farnhill from Wilsden.Harry saw active service in the army ...
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Harry Walmsley (1893 1916)Harry Walmsley was the eldest son of a Methodist family well known inFarnhill.After leaving Kildwick School he worked in local mills and had a busy sociallife being a member of many local organisations.He attested his willingness to serve in the armed forces and after...
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Herbert Barker (1894 1927)Although his parents were living together in Farnhill in 1894, when six week old Herbert Barker was baptised, census records show that as young boy his family lived apart. By the time he was seven, although his mother Margaret and his younger brother, Rupert, were still...
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Herbert Kitson (1877 1937)Herbert Kitson was the only boy in a family of four children. His father ran a joinery business in Farnhill, which did a lot of business in the local area. Herbert himself became a joiners apprentice when he was 14 years old, probably working for his father.Herbert married...
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James Scarborough Theodore Pollard (1889 1919)James Pollard was from a large and established Farnhill family. His mother died when he was seven years old and, after attending Kildwick School, James worked in one of the local mills.Assigned to a battalion of the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment he went...
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John Hargreaves (1893 1961)John Hargreaves was born in Farnhill and attended Kildwick school.A lover of sports, he was also a stalwart member of St AndrewsChurch, Kildwick serving as both warden and sidesman. He wasalso a founding member of the Kildwick Church Brotherhood.Apart from his WW1...
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John Hill (1875 1940) John Hill, who became a canal warehouseman, was born in Farnhill in 1875. His father was a coal agent and he had two half-sisters and two brothers. Although a volunteer in WW1 nothing is known about his war service. However he was well known in the district, being a bell...
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John Pollard (1885 1919)John Pollard, born in Farnhill, came from a large family. He attended Kildwick School and was only 11 when his mother died.After marrying a Shropshire girl, and having two sons, it is thought that John joined the army before WW1 and that and he and his wife lived...
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John Robert Thornton (1895 1959)John Robert Thornton was born in Farnhill and was the son of a boatman who worked on the canal.When John was 16 he was working as a doffer in a cotton mill and later he too became a boatman.Serving with the Machine Gun Corps during WW1, he was injured at the Battle...
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John Spencer Whitham (1885 1950)John Spencer Whitham, the son of a boot and shoe maker, was born in Haworth. His father died when he was eight and soon after the death of their mother, 11 years later, John and his two brothers moved from Haworth to Farnhill.John was a keen sportsman, winning a...
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John Sunderland (1884 1947)John Sunderland and his six siblings were born in Little Lever, in Lancashire.Associated with the army from an early age, John served 15 months in Malta, with The Royal Lancashire Regiment. On returning home he was then transferred to the Army Reserve.John Sunderland...
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John William Clough (1887 1968)John William Clough was one of 10 children who lived with his siblings,parents and grandfather in Farnhill.When he was 13 he was working as a worsted spinner and later wouldbecome a weaving overlooker.It is believed that he served in France and, after marrying, in...
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John William Dawson (1881 1955)John William Dawson came from a large family, who had movedfrom the Shipley area to live in High Farnhill, just before he wasborn.A keen gardener, John William married a girl from Sutton-in-Cravenand served as a gunner with the Royal Field Artillery. On thecessation of...
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Joseph Green (1889 1916)Joseph Green was one of seven children from an old established Farnhill family.An above average scholar, winning a prize for Arithmetic, he attended Kildwick School and Farnhill Methodist Sunday School.When he was 12 he worked part time in one of the local mills and then...
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Joseph Smith (1883 1914)Although born in Dent in 1883 Joseph Smith lived most of his life in Farnhill attending Kildwick National School with his elder brother.When he was 18 he became a professional soldier and served for eight years. He had been married for just over four years, and had become a...
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Leo Spencer (1896 1985)Leo Spencer was born in 1896, in Farnhill. After living in Glusburn for a time the family may have had to separate for a while. Leo and his mother lived in Leigh in Lancashire, while his father lived in Ravensthorpe near Dewsbury.However the family must have reunited at some...
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Maurice Joy (1891 1963)Maurice Joy was born in Farnhill and was the only child of Wilson and Alice Joy, although he had an older half-sister.After attending Kildwick school Maurice was employed as a warp dresser at a mill in Cononley.Not much is known about his war service but his name was...
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Percy Edward Walmsley (1894 1986)Percy Walmsley was born in 1894 and came from an established and extended Farnhill family.After leaving Kildwick School he worked as a weaver and he was married, in 1915, whilst a private with the Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment.During the course of his...
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Peter Slack (1892 1975)Richard Slack, a gamekeeper, did not live long enough to witness the horrors of World War 1 but his wife, Lily, would have many an anxious moment as, one after the other, four of her sons volunteered to serve.Peter, her fourth son, was born in the area known as Silsden Moor...
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Richard Slack (1886 1965)Richard Slack was born on Silsden Moor, an area in the hills between Silsden and Bradley, and was one of seven children. The family moved to Farnhill when his father, Richard senior, died.The young Richard, after being employed as a spinner, became a joiner.In WW1 he served...