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Carleton Douglas Yearwood

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Carleton Douglas Yearwood

August 16, 1917

Military Service


Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Division:

attd. 7th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Gordon Howard Seale Yearwood and Margaret Elizabeth Yearwood, of "Sherbourne", Two Mile Hill, St. Michaels, Barbados, British West Indies.

Commemorated on Page 582 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV. E. 11.

Location:

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 6.5 km south of Ieper town centre on the Rijselseweg N336 connecting Ieper to Lille. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 3.5 Km along the Rijselseweg the road forks with the N365. The N336 is the left hand fork towards Lille. The OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 2 Km after this left hand fork on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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