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Pte. Reuben Yates
British Army King's (Liverpool) Regiment
from:Darwen, Lancashire
Reuben Yates was my grandfather. He served with the The King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
Richard Yates
British Army A Bty, 158th Howitzer Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Church, Accrington
Richard Yates was in Laventie in March 1916. He was on the Somme, near Maricourt at Southern extremity of British line on the 19th of July 1916. Dick was in Arras in April and May 1917 but did not take part in the 3rd Battle of Ypres. He was attached to 1st Army Tunnelling School from 31st of January 1918 to 19th of February 1918 (he was a collier so it fits but didn't last long). He was gassed during the Georgette Offensive on the Lys in Spring 1918, on 11th of April 1918 he was admitted to No.11 Stationary Hospital in Rouen, then transferred by hospital ship to the UK and was in hospital at West Didsbury and Ripon. He went back to the Front for the last 100 days. He suffered a Gun Shot Wound to his back and leg on the 18th of October 1918 and was sent to hospital via 76th Field Ambulance then went back to duty. He was severely reprimanded, twice for going absent without leave.
Pte. Samuel Yates
British Army 17th (2nd North Wales) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Shotton, North Wales
(d.7th February 1916)
Samuel Yates's service records show that he was 19 years and 2 months old when he enlisted in Llandudno on the 15th of August 1915. He was 5 feet 6 and-a-half inches tall. Samuel's records show he entered the theatre of France on the 5th of Dec 1915. The 17th Service Battalion formed in Llandudno and joined the 113th Brigade. In Dec 1915 they were mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front.
I'm looking for a photo of him if one exists.
Cpl. Thomas Henry Yates
British Army 4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
My grandfather Thomas Henry Yates served as Corporal with the 4th East Lancs regiment, residing in Darwen, he was along with many others taken prisoner of war. The Darwen Days website has a list of pows from the town as published in the Darwen News, newspaper. My grandmother mentioned that the pow camp was in eastern Germany.
Pte. Thomas Yates QM.
British Army 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Widnes, Lancs
(d.10th Nov 1915)
Pte. Thomas Yates was my late grandfather who served with the South lancs Regiment. He died on 10th November 1915 and is buried at Green Hill cemetery. Heading north from Anzac you will encounter Green hill and Chocolate hill.
William George Frederick Yates
British Army 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment
My Great Grandfather, William George Frederick Yates, served with the 2nd Essex Regiment, BEF and I believe he was shot and wounded at Ypres on the 12th of November 1914. I have some of his army cards, photos and possessions. After this he was transferred to the Royal Engineers and survived the war. Following the Great War he served in India in the 1920's.
Rfmn. William Yates
British Army 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Attercliffe, Sheffield
William Yates served with the 5th and 13th Battalions, Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
Dvr. Charles Yaxley
British Army Army Service Corps
from:Barley
(d.10th Oct 1918)
Charles Yaxley enrolled London Colney (formerly 2402, 5th Norfolk Regt). A Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps he died in Egypt 10th October 1918 and is buried at Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.
PO John William Yeardley
Royal Navy HMS Negro
from:Beall Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield
(d.21st Dec 1916)
Lt. William Armel Yearwood
British Army 122nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Bridgetown, Barbados
Armel Yearwood left Barbados for England in order to enlist with the British Army in 1915. I have found his enlistment dated 29th July 1915. He was first sent to the Army Ordinance Corps as he had had experience in handling mules. He grew up on a sugar plantation in Barbados. He transferred to the 122nd Machine Gun Corps and made a Temp Lieutenant 1st November 1916.
He was invalided out on 21st July 1917 with Trench Fever. He only rejoined the regiment a year later on 4th July 1918. He was wounded in action on 24th September 1918. On this occasion a shell landed near him. He regained consciousness and thought he had lost his leg. Fortunately, only his boot was blown off by the blast. The gentlemen riding next to him died, as did both horses.
Pte. Percy H. Yeats
British Army 1/15th Btn. London Regiment
Capt. Robert Norman Yeld
British Army 15th (1st Salford) Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:30 Rathen Rd, Manchester
Norman Yeld was my grandfather. Born in 1892, and living in Withington, Manchester, he worked as a cotton salesman and calico printer. He enlisted in the TA in the Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry in 1910. In Sept ember 1914 he was accepted for a temporary commission as 2nd Lt. in the 15th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers, otherwise known as the 1st Salford Pals. His platoon went over the top on 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and he somehow survived, despite most of his platoon being wiped out. It was his duty over the following weeks to write to their next of kin and the guilt he felt at having survived, when his men didn't, lived with him for years, driving him to drink in the 1920s in order to sleep. Thankfully he came through this and survived to have two sons. He died in 1970 in Milford on Sea, Hampshire.
Pte. Tom Yellow
British Army 23rd Btn Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI
Gnr. Arthur Fred Yendall
British Army 350 Siege Battery Riyal Garrison Artillery
from:15 Tynewdd Terrace, Newbridge, S Wales
Arthur Fred Yendall was my grandfather. He hardly ever talked about the war. He served with the 350 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He was gassed on 7th September 1918 and arrived home via Chilseldon No2 Dispersal Unit on 23rd December 1918. He suffered with lung problems for the rest of his life but lived to the age of 73.
Sgt. George Henry Yendole
British Army 1st Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Mudford
My great grandfather George Yendole ran away to the Boer War underage and his father came and took him back. At 17 he left home and saw service in a mounted company of 2nd. Battalion Somerset Light Infantry in South Africa. We know he was in Malta and China with them but did not go on to India.
We think he transferred to 1st Battalion in 1914 and spent the whole of the first world war in France, retiring from the service in 1924 . We believe he was at the "bullring" at Etaples as an instructor at some stage. He was awarded an MSM in Junr 1919.
My mother tells me he was just a normal sane level-headed person but I dread to think what he must have been through.
Pte. James Henry Yeoman
British Army 9th Battalion Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment
from:South Manchester
(d.6th August 1917)
Rflm. W. Yeoman
British Army 1st/12th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (Rangers),
from:England
(d.3rd Jul 1917)
Rfm. Yeoman served with the Royal Fusiliers (Rangers), 1st/12th Btn. He was executed for desertion on 3rd July 1917 and is buried in Achicourt Road Cemetery in Achicourt, France.
Sgt. William Nixon Yeowart
British Army 5th Btn. Border Regiment (Cumberland)
from:Whitehaven
According to British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, William Nixon Yeowart (born 28 May 1893) was an 'Apprentice Fitter' from Whitehaven, he joined 5th Battalion Cumberland Border Regiment in 1910 and was at Barrow Camp in the summers of 1910 and 1913 and at Dolphinhome Camp in the summer of 1911. He was appointed Lance Corporal in July 1912, promoted to Corporal in January 1913 and then to Machine Gun Sergeant in August 1914.
He served at home between 5 August and 24th of October 1914 before embarking from Southampton to France (Havre) on 25th of October 1914. In June 1915 he was hospitalised before returning home on 3rd of August 1915. He was discharged in consequence of the expiration of the terms of engagement (six years), in Barrow-in-Furness on 19th of April 1916.
His military character was described as 'exemplary' and the following was said about him: 'Honest, sober, entirely trustworthy, industrious, clear and intelligent. Was machine gun sergeant whilst serving with BEF France and did excellent work. He has tact, discretion and an excellent follower of command'.
William was my second cousin twice removed. He died in Canada in 1990.
Rflmn. William Valentine Yetton
British Army 1/9th Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles
from:Bermondsey, London
(d.28th March 1918)
My Great Grandfather's brother William Valentine Yetton is remembered on the Poziers Memorial. I am honoured to be an indirect descendant and would like to hear details of which battle happened on the date of his death.
Rfmn. William Valentine Yetton
British Army 9th (County of London) Btn. London Regiment
from:Peckham
(d.28th Mar 1918)
William Yetton was a relative who died in action.
Lt. W. A. Yeulett DFC
Royal Air Force
(d.19th July 1918)
Lieutenant Yeulett is buried in the Norre Havrvig Church Yard in Denmark.
Lt. Walter Albert "Toby" Yeulett DFC.
Royal Air Force
(d.19th July 1918)
Lieutenant Toby Yeulett is buried in the Norre Havrvig Churchyard in Denmark.
Sgt. David Yewdall
British Army Machine Gun Corps
from:Manchester
David Yewdall fought in France from the 9th Dec.1915 onwards. He first joined the Cheshire Regiment as a private, regimental number 25608. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps where he attained the rank of Sergeant, service number 61291.
Bmbdr. Solomon Yewkins
British Army 59th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Brockmoor, Dudley
(d.1st Jun 1917)
Solomon Yewkins was not a relative but his name appears on the Brockmoor church war memorial. Brockmoor is now part of Brierley Hill, which is now in Dudley, it used to be in Staffordshire. This war memorial has been 'lost' for some time but the names are available through newspapers of the Great War period. I am helping to research names on this memorial. Bombardier Solomon Yewkins served with the Royal Field Artillery 59th Brigade and died on 1st June 1917.
Sgt. Alvin York
United States Army 82nd Division
from:Pall Mall, Tennessee
Sergeant Alvin York was once described as World War IĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s Ć¢ā‚¬Å“greatest civilian soldier,Ć¢ā‚¬Ā¯ yet he began the conflict as a conscientious objector. A deeply devout man from the small mountain town of Pall Mall, Tennessee, York initially resisted serving on the grounds that violence was against his religion. His request was denied, however, and in May 1918 he arrived in France along with the 82nd Division of the U.S. Army.
York would make his name on 8th of October 1918 in a famous incident during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He and around 17 other Americans had just captured troops from a German regiment when they found themselves under heavy fire from enemy machine guns. Nine of the Americans were quickly wounded or killed, but YorkĆ¢ā‚¬ā€¯a crack shot from his days as a turkey hunterĆ¢ā‚¬ā€¯escaped unscathed and began picking off the German gunners with his rifle. When six of the enemy tried to charge York with bayonets, he drew his .45 pistol and shot them all. He had soon forced the remaining Germans to surrender, and later claimed even more prisoners on his way back to the American lines. All told, York and his men captured 132 enemy soldiers, and he may have single handedly killed around 20 German troops. For his efforts, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and several other citations for bravery. Shunning the spotlight, the reluctant soldier returned to his home in Tennessee after the war and took up farming. He later worked to introduce new schools to his mountain community.
L/Cpl Daniel Charles York
British Army 2/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Sedgwick Rd. Leyton, Essex
(d.18th October 1918)
G. York
Royal Naval Division Benbow Battalion
Gnr/Drvr H. H. York
British Army 181 Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Father joined as H H York but his birth certificate states his name as W H York.
Pte Harry York
British Army 2nd Btn South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Deeping St James
(d.1st Aug 1916)
gunner Herber Henry "Bert" York
British Army 181 Battery RGA
H H York enlisted in 1915 as H H York, but birth certificate states W H York, with his brother C York in the RGA 181 Heavy Battery. He served in Salonika and Palestine.
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