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Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [4]

Birmingham [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Lullington England [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Winsford, Cheshire [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradley, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clapton [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Harlson, Leicestershire [1]

Hawksburn Victoria [1]

Hounslow, London [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Portsquet, Monmouthshire [1]

Sedgley, Stafford [1]

St Mary's, Warwick [1]

Totnees England [1]

Wallsallwood England [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [228]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [18]

Driver [15]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Major [1]

Secretary [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [330]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

Y [413]

Contribution

Military Service [402]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [413] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [4] Birmingham [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Birmingham England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Lullington England [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Winsford, Cheshire [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradley, Staffordshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clapton [1] Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Finsbury, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Harlson, Leicestershire [1] Hawksburn Victoria [1] Hounslow, London [1] Isleworth, London [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Portsquet, Monmouthshire [1] Sedgley, Stafford [1] St Mary's, Warwick [1] Totnees England [1] Wallsallwood England [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [228] Gunner [25] Serjeant [18] Driver [15] Corporal [12] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Guardsman [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master and Major [1] Secretary [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] London Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Manchester Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [330] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

Y [413]

Contribution

Military Service [402] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Frederick George Yardley

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Canadian Infantry

British Army 29612 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Joseph Henry Yardley

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2328 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2328 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 2328 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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William H Yardley

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 18492 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18492 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18492 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Stanley Naylor Yardley

Born 1889

Died 1974

British Army 266403 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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William John Yardley

Born 1893

Died 1971

Royal Navy J4206

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Eric Barnes Yardley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2687 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2nd Lt Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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David Horrace Yardley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140011

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Frank Yardley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93800

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Frederick Montrose Yardley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76984

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Thomas Yardley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162475

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Walter Howard Yardley

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 186989 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 3905 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3905 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Howard Yardley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146971

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James Yardley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245388

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Edward Bertram Yardley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24437

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William Edgar Yardley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 28595 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Yardley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149243

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Horace Yardley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196048

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George Frederick Yardley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132162

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William Frederick Yardley

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636343

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636343 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert George Yardley

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636577

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636577 Private Canadian Infantry

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