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Broughton Ferry Scotland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Dipton, Durham [1]

Elmore Victoria [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kingston, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Perth [1]

Richester Victoria [1]

Rochester Victoria [1]

Rowlands Gill, Durham [1]

Tabilk Victoria [1]

Violet Town Victoria [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

VAD [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Highlanders Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Hussars [1]

Northumberland Yeomanry [1]

Northumbrian Brigade/ Royal Field Artillery [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [81]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Y [103]

Contribution

Military Service [100]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [103] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Broughton Ferry Scotland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Dipton, Durham [1] Elmore Victoria [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kingston, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Perth [1] Richester Victoria [1] Rochester Victoria [1] Rowlands Gill, Durham [1] Tabilk Victoria [1] Violet Town Victoria [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [54] Gunner [5] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant [2] VAD [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Clerk [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dragoons [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Highlanders Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Hussars [1] Northumberland Yeomanry [1] Northumbrian Brigade/ Royal Field Artillery [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Scottish Rifles [1] South Wales Borderers [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [81] Australian Imperial Force [8] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

Y [103]

Contribution

Military Service [100] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

David Steel Yeaman

Died 1916

British Army 371032 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3058 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Yeaman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55239

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Denis John Yeaman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Yeaman

Died 1915

British Army 15592 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Henry Yeaman

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 16093 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward Yeaman

Died 1915

British Army 3/2354 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2354 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Leith Yeaman

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769110

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769110 Private Canadian Infantry

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K S Yeaman

Died 1918

British Army Captain /Temporary Major Northumbrian Brigade/ Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Norman Yeaman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182902

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Albert Edward Yeaman

Died 1917

British Army 27832 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 27832 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Henry Yeaman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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George Yeaman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 200440 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Yeaman

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 86 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Yeaman

Died 1916

British Army S/16196 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/16196 Acting Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/16196 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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William Yeaman

Australian Imperial Force 40

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Thomas Yeaman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1822 Private Royal Highlanders

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Lindsay Frederick Yeaman

Australian Imperial Force 3292

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James Smith Yeaman

Born 1876

Royal Navy 3186 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Lindsay Yeaman

Australian Imperial Force 2513

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Reginald Dietrich Yeaman

Australian Imperial Force 20196

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