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London, Middlesex, England [2]

Northfleet, Kent, England [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Devon England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hatherleigh, Devon [1]

Kingskerwell, Devon [1]

Michelago New South Wales [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newlyn Victoria [1]

Par, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1]

Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

St Dennis, Cornwall [1]

Taringa Queensland [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Driver [9]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Gunner [6]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

London Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

6th Dragoons [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Service

British Army [103]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

Y [154]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [2] Northfleet, Kent, England [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Devon England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hatherleigh, Devon [1] Kingskerwell, Devon [1] Michelago New South Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newlyn Victoria [1] Par, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1] Saltash, Cornwall [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] St Dennis, Cornwall [1] Taringa Queensland [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [65] Driver [9] Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Gunner [6] Rifleman [3] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Private 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] London Regiment [10] Labour Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Royal Engineers [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 6th Dragoons [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Warrior [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Service

British Army [103] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

Y [154]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Richard Henry Yelland

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3774 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3774 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Yelland

Born 1876

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92064 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force Command Depot

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William James Yelland

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 20357 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 20357 Private 8th Battalion

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Joseph Short Yelland

Born 1895

Died 1965

Royal Navy L4893

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Thomas Yelland

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185068

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Edward John Yelland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44866

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Arthur Yelland

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 6373 Private London Regiment

British Army 472903 Private London Regiment

British Army 472903 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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William Yelland

Died 1916

British Army 18022 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur W Yelland

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 242267 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick Palmer Yelland

Born 1890

Died 1950

Royal Navy K3932

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class HMS Warrior

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Clifford Freeman Yelland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270449

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Harold Hambling Yelland

Australian Imperial Force 2319

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Frederick Yelland

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6245 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army SR/6245 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 6245 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Yelland

Died 1916

British Army 8166 Private London Regiment

British Army 8166 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Stanley Cyril Yelland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155085

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Francis Ross Yelland

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176495

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Horace Arthur Yelland

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58589

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George William Yelland

Australian Imperial Force

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Richard Yelland

Australian Imperial Force 3308

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Ernest Yelland

Australian Imperial Force

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