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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bungendore New South Wales [1]

Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Elgin Scotland [1]

Guiseley [1]

Guiseley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hall, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Otley [1]

Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rhyanna New South Wales [1]

Stanningley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Gunner [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

Y [160]

Contribution

Military Service [158]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [160] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bungendore New South Wales [1] Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Elgin Scotland [1] Guiseley [1] Guiseley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hall, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Kendal, Westmorland [1] Leeds [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Otley [1] Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Rhyanna New South Wales [1] Stanningley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [89] Gunner [8] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Cameron Highlanders [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Vindictive [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

Y [160]

Contribution

Military Service [158] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Benjamin Yeadon

British Army 13370 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 406912 Private Labour Corps

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Percy Yeadon

British Army S23994 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Watson Yeadon

British Army 37874 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 616778 Private Labour Corps

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John Yeadon

British Army 188599 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Yeadon

British Army 1024 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 140171 (Incomplete) Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edgar Yeadon

British Army 200682 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Yeadon

British Army 21/127 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph A Yeadon

British Army SE/5650 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/5650 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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Lawrence Yeadon

British Army 64208 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Fountain Yeadon

British Army 22589 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 384048 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS-101747 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas Yeadon

British Army 1440 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 267999 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Yeadon

British Army 11538 Private West Riding Regiment

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Fred Yeadon

British Army 1567 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 795875 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Eric Yeadon

British Army G-11537 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G-21877 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Nathaniel J Yeadon

British Army 16761 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 46748 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Edgar Yeadon

British Army 64506 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 20267 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfred K Yeadon

British Army 5648 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 478025 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Yeadon

British Army 306425 Private Hampshire Regiment

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A P Yeadon

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Major Cameron Highlanders

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A P Yeadon

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Major Cameron Highlanders

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