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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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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]

Samuel F Yardley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 74820 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Harry Yardley

Died 1916

British Army 19213 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Yardley

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 155144 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Yardley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11581 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Yardley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 613 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 845434 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 845434 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Yardley

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 21347 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 21247 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Yardley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2486 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 23098 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Bertram Yardley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 345051 Private Manchester Regiment

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William G. Yardley

Died 1915

British Army 1296 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Edmund Ward Yardley

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 19970 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19970 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lewis Frank Yardley

Born 1883

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Civilian RMS Lusitania

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Harry Yardley

Australian Imperial Force 54063

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Harold Yardley

Died 1918

British Army 57133 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Wilfred Yardley

Died 1918

British Army 63723 Private Welsh Regiment

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Francis Wilfred Yardley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 149033 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Harry Yardley

Died 1917

British Army 8857 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Lewis B Yardley

Died 1918

British Army 11937 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Arthur Sayner Yardley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40895 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Leslie Alfred Yardley

Died 1916

British Army 7560 Private London Regiment

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Alan Yardley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 137208 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 137208 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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