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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Paignton, Devon [3]

Salcombe, Devon [3]

Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Mitchell Queensland [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Snake Valley Victoria [2]

Aldershot [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex, England [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Frimley, Surrey [1]

Halberton,Totnes,Devon. [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Harbertonford, Devon [1]

Hartfield, Sussex [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Leyton, West Ham, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Malborough, Devon [1]

Malborough, Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mullingar, County Westmeath [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [176]

Driver [28]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [21]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2]

Civilian [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Class Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Presbyterian [1]

Chauffeuse [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Company Serjeant Major [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Retired List Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [326]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

Y [442]

Contribution

Military Service [432]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Paignton, Devon [3] Salcombe, Devon [3] Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Mitchell Queensland [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Snake Valley Victoria [2] Aldershot [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex, England [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Frimley, Surrey [1] Halberton,Totnes,Devon. [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Harbertonford, Devon [1] Hartfield, Sussex [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Leyton, West Ham, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Malborough, Devon [1] Malborough, Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Margate, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mullingar, County Westmeath [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [176] Driver [28] Gunner [25] Corporal [21] Serjeant [14] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2] Civilian [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Class Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chaplain to the Forces Presbyterian [1] Chauffeuse [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Company Serjeant Major [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Retired List Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [326] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

Y [442]

Contribution

Military Service [432] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

James Yeoman

Born 1860

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David Yeoman

Born 1870

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Robert William Yeoman

Born 1895

Royal Navy 2/1978 Royal Naval Division

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Caleb Edward Yeoman

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2704382

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Samuel Yeoman

Born 1875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116472

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George A Yeoman

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636049

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Horace Alfred Yeoman

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77889

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Timothy Yeoman

Born 1871

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187748

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Norman Yeoman

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 105098

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Roy Harrison Yeoman

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2327495

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John Henry Victor Yeoman

Born 1902

Royal Navy J82656

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Claude Mavsini Yeoman

Born 1880

Royal Navy F14707

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William John Yeoman

Born 1897

Royal Navy F39056

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Sydney Yeoman

Born 1892

Royal Navy K8546

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Cecil Yeoman

Born 1899

Royal Navy K45908

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William Harold Yeoman

Born 1894

Royal Navy M5245

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George Henry Yeoman

Born 1882

Royal Navy 299435

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John Yeoman

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS109650

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Robert William Yeoman

Born 1893

Royal Navy 2/1978 Royal Naval Division

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J Yeoman

British Army 45167 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 3/7347 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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