The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Farnhill
(Roll of Honour)

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The Farnhill Parish Council Roll of Honour
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The information below is from the Farnhill WW1 Volunteers Project website and is reused under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence.

When WW1 conscription was introduced in 1916, the Farnhill Parish Council created a Roll of Honour - naming 68 men from the village who had volunteered or who were already serving with the armed forces. This Roll came to the attention of the Farnhill and Kildwick Local History Group in 2014, when the Parish Council loaned the minute book to the group and allowed it to be scanned.

In January 1916 the Clerk to the Farnhill Parish Council compiled a list of the 68 menfrom Farnhill who were WW1 Volunteers and this was included in the Council's minute book.

The Farnhill WW1 Volunteers Project have studied these names and have compiled biographies for all 68 names, together with photographs of the men.

One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is amongst hese names.

Private Ambrose Bower, MM, 7584. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 October 1917.
Born Keighley, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Keighley.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

A very full biography of Ambrose Bower is provided on the Farnhill WW1 Volunteers Project website.

Additionally, Ambrose Bower's name also appears on the Keighley Roll of Honour and a photograph of his entry on this Roll of Honour is provided on the Farnhill WW1 Volunteers Project website.

Ambrose Bower's name on the Keighley Rollof Honour Ambrose Bower's name on the Keighley Rollof Honour

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