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The information here displays the name, service number and memorial page they are listed on, which can be accessed via the Home Page
The information here displays the name, service number and memorial page they are listed on, which can be accessed via the Home Page
Additional Casualties not listed on a memorial
William Henry Yale (6854860)
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 9th (The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons) Bn. - Private
7 September 1944, aged 34
Son of Richard and Nellie Yale; Husband of Lily Yale, of Westminster, London.
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Edith Mary Yance
Civilian War Dead
12 December 1940, aged 65
Of 176 Devonshire Street. Daughter of The Late David and Sarah Ann Avison, of Scarborough; Widow of William Yance. Died at 176 Devonshire Street.Sheffield, County Borough
Died from air raid
Albert Henry Yates (1903296)
Royal Engineers - 1 Artisan Works Coy. - Sapper
17 June 1940, aged 25
Les Moutiers-En-Retz Communal Cemetery
Died when troop ship SS Lancastria was sunk off the french coast
Harold Yates (885366)
Royal Artillery - 2 Field Regt. - Gunner
1 November 1945, aged 25
Son of John William and Winifred Yates, of Sheffield; Husband of Doris Yates, of Sheffield.
Ramleh War Cemetery
Killed as a result of civil disturbances, Palestine
John Yates (1216687)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 38 Sqdn. - Sergeant
1 March 1944, aged 21
Son of Charley and Beatrice Yates, of Sheffield.
Alamein Memorial
Wellington mk XIII serial number HZ866 missing from mine laying operation at Milos. Other crew - William Henry Cooksey - '1575368' Andrew Murray Irwin - '1315605' Cyril Owen Wing - '1542629'
John William Yates (2216842)
Royal Engineers - 229 Field Coy. - Corporal
3 October 1939, aged 52
Husband of Clara Yates, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Copt Hewick Hall, Ripon; Buried on October 7, 1939
Kenneth Victor Yeomans (7959922)
Royal Armoured Corps - 110th (5th Bn. The Border Regt.) Regt. - Trooper
21 May 1943, aged 20
Son of Clement V. Yeomans and Margaret H. Yeomans; Husband of Doreen Yeomans, of Welwyn Garden City.
Welwyn Garden City (Hatfield Hyde) Burial Ground
Death registered in Leeds
Thomas Stanley Yeomans (4974952)
Royal Engineers - 192 Rly. Operating Coy. - Corporal
4 November 1942, aged 23
Son of Tom and Louisa Yeomans; Husband of Majorie Yeomans, of Sheffield, S. Yorks, England.
Tehran War Cemetery
Died in the Middle East from a fractured skull caused by the accidental derailment of a railway train.
Henry Charles Lee Youel (C/JX 187174)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Picotee - Signalman
12 August 1941, aged 27
Son of Charles Henry and Mary Maria Youel, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Chatham Naval Memorial
Lost when the corvette was sunk (no survivors) by a torpedo attack by U-568 whilst with Convoy ON-4 in the North Atlantic, south of Iceland.
Frank Youle (1808329)
Royal Artillery - 209 Bty., 73 H.A.A. Regt. - Gunner
25 February 1943, aged 21
Son of James and Eleanor Youle, of Sheffield.
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery
Perforated Gangrenous Appendix
Denzel Young (1117374)
Royal Artillery - 1 Medium Regt. - Gunner
12 November 1945, aged 26
Son of Charles and Ellen Young; Husband of Doris Young, of Sheffield.
Tripoli War Cemetery
Died in an air crash. The aircraft, a Short Stirling mk V serial number PJ950, left Castel Benito Airfield at just after midnight in the first minutes of 12 November with twenty-two passengers and seven air crew. The aircraft took off in a normal way on the north-south runway. The runway was lit with a double electric flarepath and lead out funnel. The weather was cloudless, but moonless, and the visibility was good. The aircraft does not appear to have gained more than 200ft from which it gradually lost height until it hit the ground about one and a half miles south of the runway and almost directly in line with it at 00:34. Three of the passengers survived the immediate crash, although two were to die in hospital and one is reported to have survived.
Harold Young (4972518)
York and Lancaster Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
29 May 1941, aged 27
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Young, of Matlock, Derbyshire.
Athens Memorial
Died during the Greek Campaign on Crete, most probably during the evacuation of Crete
Harry Young (1109002)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 83 Sqdn. - Sergeant
25 August 1942, aged 22
Son of William and Fanny Young, of Sheffield.
Durnbach War Cemetery
Lancaster mk I R5623 take off 21:13 on 24 Aug 1942 from Wyton on an operation to Frankfurt. Crashed and exploded at Kalbach, 14 km SSW of Fulda, Germany.
Henry Younge (FAA/SFX. 329)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Hermes - Leading Air Mechanic
9 April 1942, aged 22
Son of Arthur and Lily Younge.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial
In March 1942, Hermes was transferred to the Eastern Fleet based at Ceylon as a unit of Force B, she then sailed for Trincomalee. On April 8th a Catalina flying boat reported the sighting of a Japanese Carrier Fleet approaching Trincomalee. The British ships then received orders to withdraw, however the following day, 91 high level bombers and dive bombers with 38 fighters from the carriers Akagi, Hiryu and Soryu attacked the British ships, 80 dive bombers with fighter escort diverged on Hermes and she and her escorting Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire were sunk south-east of Trincomalee, Ceylon in position 07º35'N, 82º05'E. Fortunately the attack had been witnessed by the hospital ship Vita which immediately set about rescuing and treating the survivors.
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 9th (The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons) Bn. - Private
7 September 1944, aged 34
Son of Richard and Nellie Yale; Husband of Lily Yale, of Westminster, London.
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Edith Mary Yance
Civilian War Dead
12 December 1940, aged 65
Of 176 Devonshire Street. Daughter of The Late David and Sarah Ann Avison, of Scarborough; Widow of William Yance. Died at 176 Devonshire Street.Sheffield, County Borough
Died from air raid
Albert Henry Yates (1903296)
Royal Engineers - 1 Artisan Works Coy. - Sapper
17 June 1940, aged 25
Les Moutiers-En-Retz Communal Cemetery
Died when troop ship SS Lancastria was sunk off the french coast
Harold Yates (885366)
Royal Artillery - 2 Field Regt. - Gunner
1 November 1945, aged 25
Son of John William and Winifred Yates, of Sheffield; Husband of Doris Yates, of Sheffield.
Ramleh War Cemetery
Killed as a result of civil disturbances, Palestine
John Yates (1216687)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 38 Sqdn. - Sergeant
1 March 1944, aged 21
Son of Charley and Beatrice Yates, of Sheffield.
Alamein Memorial
Wellington mk XIII serial number HZ866 missing from mine laying operation at Milos. Other crew - William Henry Cooksey - '1575368' Andrew Murray Irwin - '1315605' Cyril Owen Wing - '1542629'
John William Yates (2216842)
Royal Engineers - 229 Field Coy. - Corporal
3 October 1939, aged 52
Husband of Clara Yates, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Copt Hewick Hall, Ripon; Buried on October 7, 1939
Kenneth Victor Yeomans (7959922)
Royal Armoured Corps - 110th (5th Bn. The Border Regt.) Regt. - Trooper
21 May 1943, aged 20
Son of Clement V. Yeomans and Margaret H. Yeomans; Husband of Doreen Yeomans, of Welwyn Garden City.
Welwyn Garden City (Hatfield Hyde) Burial Ground
Death registered in Leeds
Thomas Stanley Yeomans (4974952)
Royal Engineers - 192 Rly. Operating Coy. - Corporal
4 November 1942, aged 23
Son of Tom and Louisa Yeomans; Husband of Majorie Yeomans, of Sheffield, S. Yorks, England.
Tehran War Cemetery
Died in the Middle East from a fractured skull caused by the accidental derailment of a railway train.
Henry Charles Lee Youel (C/JX 187174)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Picotee - Signalman
12 August 1941, aged 27
Son of Charles Henry and Mary Maria Youel, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Chatham Naval Memorial
Lost when the corvette was sunk (no survivors) by a torpedo attack by U-568 whilst with Convoy ON-4 in the North Atlantic, south of Iceland.
Frank Youle (1808329)
Royal Artillery - 209 Bty., 73 H.A.A. Regt. - Gunner
25 February 1943, aged 21
Son of James and Eleanor Youle, of Sheffield.
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery
Perforated Gangrenous Appendix
Denzel Young (1117374)
Royal Artillery - 1 Medium Regt. - Gunner
12 November 1945, aged 26
Son of Charles and Ellen Young; Husband of Doris Young, of Sheffield.
Tripoli War Cemetery
Died in an air crash. The aircraft, a Short Stirling mk V serial number PJ950, left Castel Benito Airfield at just after midnight in the first minutes of 12 November with twenty-two passengers and seven air crew. The aircraft took off in a normal way on the north-south runway. The runway was lit with a double electric flarepath and lead out funnel. The weather was cloudless, but moonless, and the visibility was good. The aircraft does not appear to have gained more than 200ft from which it gradually lost height until it hit the ground about one and a half miles south of the runway and almost directly in line with it at 00:34. Three of the passengers survived the immediate crash, although two were to die in hospital and one is reported to have survived.
Harold Young (4972518)
York and Lancaster Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
29 May 1941, aged 27
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Young, of Matlock, Derbyshire.
Athens Memorial
Died during the Greek Campaign on Crete, most probably during the evacuation of Crete
Harry Young (1109002)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 83 Sqdn. - Sergeant
25 August 1942, aged 22
Son of William and Fanny Young, of Sheffield.
Durnbach War Cemetery
Lancaster mk I R5623 take off 21:13 on 24 Aug 1942 from Wyton on an operation to Frankfurt. Crashed and exploded at Kalbach, 14 km SSW of Fulda, Germany.
Henry Younge (FAA/SFX. 329)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Hermes - Leading Air Mechanic
9 April 1942, aged 22
Son of Arthur and Lily Younge.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial
In March 1942, Hermes was transferred to the Eastern Fleet based at Ceylon as a unit of Force B, she then sailed for Trincomalee. On April 8th a Catalina flying boat reported the sighting of a Japanese Carrier Fleet approaching Trincomalee. The British ships then received orders to withdraw, however the following day, 91 high level bombers and dive bombers with 38 fighters from the carriers Akagi, Hiryu and Soryu attacked the British ships, 80 dive bombers with fighter escort diverged on Hermes and she and her escorting Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire were sunk south-east of Trincomalee, Ceylon in position 07º35'N, 82º05'E. Fortunately the attack had been witnessed by the hospital ship Vita which immediately set about rescuing and treating the survivors.