William Henry – Yeomans (Yeoman) – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/12/1914
Title
William Henry – Yeomans (Yeoman) – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/12/1914
Initials / forenames
William Henry
Surname
Yeomans (Yeoman)
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Devonshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
7484
Railway department
Traffic Department, Plymouth
Railway job
Shunter
Date died
24/12/1914
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1915, p32. Photo: March 1915, p67 <br /><br />
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Aged 29, husband of Elsie M.K. Yeoman(s) of 53 High Street, Totnes, Devon. He joined the GWR in August 1911, as a porter at Plymouth and was appointed as shunter there a year later. <br /><br />On Commonwealth War Graves Commision his last name is spelt as 'Yeoman'.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway) Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
25/01/2017
Last updated
25/01/2017
Citation
“William Henry – Yeomans (Yeoman) – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/12/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42012.