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Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Battersea, Middlesex [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brockweir, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Cross Town, Knutsford [1]

Deritend, Warwickshire [1]

Frodsham, Cheshire [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hale Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Knutsford [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Stockport [1]

Stockton Heath, Warrington [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

Warrington [1]

Widnes [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [10]

Pioneer [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver/Saddler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Military Provost Staff Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Military Staff Indian Army [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Unattached List [1]

Service

British Army [226]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

Y [268]

Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [268] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Battersea, Middlesex [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brockweir, Gloucestershire [1] Brockworth, Gloucestershire [1] Cross Town, Knutsford [1] Deritend, Warwickshire [1] Frodsham, Cheshire [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hale Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Knutsford [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Stockport [1] Stockton Heath, Warrington [1] Walworth, Surrey [1] Warrington [1] Widnes [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [16] Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Driver [10] Pioneer [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Driver/Saddler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [21] Manchester Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Border Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Household Battalion [2] Military Provost Staff Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Military Staff Indian Army [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Indian Unattached List [1]

Service

British Army [226] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

Y [268]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Joseph Yarwood

Born 1870

Died 1921

British Army 20182 Private Royal Defence Corps

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James Frederick Yarwood

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army 16790 Loyal North Lancashires

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143870

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John Yarwood

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10522 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Yarwood

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11939 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11939 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11939 Lance Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Thomas Yarwood

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7167 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Joseph Caldwell Yarwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99019

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Herbert Turner Yarwood

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161968

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Frederick Walter Yarwood

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/25392 Private Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion.

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Alfred Yarwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41688

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James Yarwood

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3790 Private London Regiment

British Army 3790 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371549 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Henry Yarwood

Born 1896

Died 1995

British Army 68405 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 94th Field Ambulance

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Ralph Yarwood

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 48566 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Yarwood

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29591 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harold Yarwood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160358

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Alfred Yarwood

Died 1916

British Army 4691 Private London Regiment

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Alfred Yarwood

Born 1881

British Army 31240 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 55377 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Yarwood

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96161

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John Edwin Yarwood

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171663

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Ernest Yarwood

Died 1918

British Army 30096 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Joseph Yarwood

Died 1916

British Army 32119 Private Manchester Regiment

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