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We remember Richard Francis Charles Yorke
We remember Richard Francis Charles Yorke
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1886
birth
United Kingdom
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22nd July 1886
service
British Army
Serjeant
612
London Regiment
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service
British Army
Serjeant
612
London Regiment (London Scottish)
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1914
death
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22nd December 1914
burial
Pas de Calais
France
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Details
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Names
| Type | Name |
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| First Names | Richard Francis Charles |
| Initials | RFC |
| Last Name | Yorke |
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| Gender | Source |
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| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | 612 | London Regiment | Serjeant | ||
| British Army | 612 | London Regiment (London Scottish) | Serjeant |
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Richard Francis Charles YorkeRichard Francis Charles Yorke (28 July 1885 – 22 December 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition. Yorke was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a serjeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras. He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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