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6 September 2026

  • 06:4606:46, 6 September 2026 diff hist +3,146‎ N Private William Noel Ackerley aged 18 ‎ Created page with " === Private William Noel Ackerley aged 18 === William was born in Liverpool in January 1900. His father and grandfather, both also named William were at that time farmers at Coopers Farm, Sandy Lane, Kirkby. It is unclear when or why the family moved to Luddenden, but we know by 1918 they were living at 8 Providence Place. William Noel had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Both William Noel and his father were working at J Bracken and Sons Paper mill, which was just a few hundr..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:4606:46, 6 September 2026 diff hist +157‎ m WW1 PROJECT ‎No edit summary
  • 06:4406:44, 6 September 2026 diff hist +4,414‎ N Private David Victor Jackson aged 23 ‎ Created page with " === Private David Victor Jackson aged 23 === David was born in Luddenden in 1895 and was the only child of James and Elizabeth Jackson. In 1911 the family is living at 23 Thorney Lane Midgley. David aged 15 is working as an under clerk. By 1914 he was a clerk at a Solicitors in Halifax Messes Godfrey, Rhodes and Evans David’s war records are not available, but he was in the Highland Light infantry (Glasgow Highlanders). We know that he had been injured twice already,..." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:4306:43, 6 September 2026 diff hist +2,052‎ N Private Harry Oates aged 19 ‎ Created page with " === Private Harry Oates aged 19 === Harry was born on 7th July 1899 at 26 Booth Terrace. In the 1911 census the family is living at 23 Apple House Terrace. His mother Harriett who originally came from Mosborough in Derbyshire is listed as a Char woman, she is married to Herbert Goodall, there are 5 children, Harry and John William Oates and siblings Albert, Annie and Eliza Goodall. Harry’s Mother lived at this address until her death in 1945. Before the war Harry work..." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:4306:43, 6 September 2026 diff hist +2,637‎ N Private Willie Uttley aged 33 ‎ Created page with " === Private Willie Uttley aged 33 === Willie Uttley was born in 1885 to James and Eliza Uttley. He was one of five children, he had an older brother Sam and three sisters Sarah, Annie and Alice. In 1911, the family was living in one of the houses behind Broadfold Hall. All the family worked in Oats Royd Mill apart from older brother Sam, occupation Tailor and who lived in the house next to the Woodman inn in Booth. And Willie who is a quarryman for Wilson and Haigh at M..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:4306:43, 6 September 2026 diff hist +1,246‎ N Bombardier William Henry Wormald aged 21 ‎ Created page with " === Bombardier William Henry Wormald aged 21 === William Henry Wormald was born on 26 August 1896 and was christened at St Mary’s on 1 November. In the 1901 census, the family is living at School House where his father William Henry Wormald was the School Teacher. In the 1911 census, he was living with his brother Patchett Wormald at 3 Thorn View, Luddenden. His parents William Henry and Anne (nee Patchet) both died a few years earlier. He attended St Mary’s Church..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:4106:41, 6 September 2026 diff hist −64,936‎ m WW1 PROJECT ‎ Replaced content with "'''Introduction'''<br/>The original idea for a World War One project was discussed by the Luddenden Conservation Society in 2014. The project has been focused on commemorating each of the 45 men from WW1 named on the Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial, which was unveiled on Sunday 23 April 1923. This publication documents the Luddenden & Midgley WW1 Commemoration Project through to the final event on Sunday 30 April 2023. The community history project forms the Soci..." Tag: Replaced
  • 06:3906:39, 6 September 2026 diff hist +515‎ N Private Percy Odell aged 20 ‎ Created page with " === Private Percy Odell aged 20 === Percy Odell lived at 2 Halifax Lane with his mother Mary Hannah and sister Beatrice. His father George and brother Albert had had both died some years previously. He worked as a mill hand at Clay and Co, Luddenden Foot, and enlisted in October 1915. He was one of the 57,000 casualties on day one of the Battle of the Somme and died the following day. He is buried in the Bertrancourt cemetery in France. In the Halifax Courier on 15 July..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:3806:38, 6 September 2026 diff hist −492‎ m WW1 PROJECT ‎No edit summary

5 September 2026

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