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William Frederick Yardley

In memory of:

Private William Frederick Yardley

March 31, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

636343

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 28, 1895

Commemorated on Page 527 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. C. 25.

Location:

Fabourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, to the south of the road to Doullens.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker. Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker. Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
  • Photo of William Yardley– William is my grandmother's Louise Yardley Hook's brother. The family emigrated from Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom to Canada. During WW1, her husband Tom Hook and her two brothers, William and Robert Yardley enlisted with the 155th Battalion Eastern Ontario and returned to defend mother England. All three were killed in action. Attached article is from local newspaper in Picton Ontario with parts from letters to his mother Sarah Yardley.

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    Photo of William Yardley
    Photo of William Yardley – William is my grandmother's Louise Yardley Hook's brother. The family emigrated from Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom to Canada. During WW1, her husband Tom Hook and her two brothers, William and Robert Yardley enlisted with the 155th Battalion Eastern Ontario and returned to defend mother England. All three were killed in action. Attached article is from local newspaper in Picton Ontario with parts from letters to his mother Sarah Yardley.

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