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Deptford, London [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Winsford, Cheshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Dublin [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Patricroft, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Winsford, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Gunner [12]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Trumpeter [1]

VAD [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

28th Punjabis [1]

4th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Signal Company [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. Submarine E.13. [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hazara Pack Battery [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

Y [157]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [158] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Deptford, London [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Winsford, Cheshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Dublin [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Monmouthshire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Patricroft, Salford, Lancashire [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Winsford, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [72] Gunner [12] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Trumpeter [1] VAD [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 28th Punjabis [1] 4th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Signal Company [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. Submarine E.13. [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hazara Pack Battery [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

Y [157] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Charles Yearsley

British Army 15700 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army S/9538 Private Labour Corps

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George Yearsley

British Army T/20159 Driver Army Service Corps

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James William Yearsley

British Army TR/6/N528 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Cyril J Yearsley

British Army 203127 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Yearsley

British Army 153215 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James L Yearsley

British Army 203484 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Yearsley

British Army 120663 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Yearsley

British Army 3584 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 431974 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR/176306 Private Royal Engineers

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S G Yearsley

British Army 2345 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Yearsley

British Army 19386 Acting Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Edmund Yearsley

British Army 91469 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Yearsley

British Army 23370 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Yearsley

British Army 14675 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Yearsley

British Army 30271 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 112856 Private Labour Corps

British Army 51521 Private Cheshire Regiment

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H H Yearsley

British Army 80644 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George H Yearsley

British Army 99834 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Yearsley

British Army 8158 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8158 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Yearsley

British Army 8932 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200472 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Edwin Yearsley

British Army 15932 (Incomplete) Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17199 (Incomplete) Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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R A Yearsley

British Army Major Punjabis

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