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Surname: YEOMAN
Forename(s): Danson William
Place of Birth: Gargrave, Yorkshire
Service No: 34825
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion
Division: 4th Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1917-06-22
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. A. 18.
CWGC Cemetery: CRUMP TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: GARGRAVE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Danson William Yeoman was the son of William Calvert and Emily Yeoman, née Garnett. William was born at Carlton, Coverdale and Emily at Gargrave, Yorkshire.
1901 Gargrave, Yorkshire Census: Higher Land - Danson W. Yeoman, aged 3 years, born Gargrave, son of William and Emily Yeoman.
1911 Colne, Lancashire Census: Croft Cottage - Danson W. Yeoman, aged 13 years, born Gargrave, Yorkshire, son of William Calvert and Emily Yeoman.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Danson W. Yeoman, 34825, E. Lan. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Danson William Yeoman, 34825, 1st East Lancs.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Danson Yeoman, 34825, 1st Bn E. Lancs. Regt. Date and Place of Death: 22.6.17. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother and Sole Legatee - Emily. £5 18s. 11d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Danson.
A short biography of Danson is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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21 June 1918
YEOMAN - In loving memory of Private D. W. (Dan) Yeoman, E.L., of Marsden Hall, Nelson, who fell in action, June 22nd, 1917,
We often think of times gone by
When we were all together;
A shadow o'er our lives is cast,
A dear one gone for ever.
From Aunty Polly and Cousins, Gargrave.
20 June 1919
YEOMAN - In loving memory of Private D. W. (Dan) Yeoman, E.L., of Marsden Hall, Nelson, who fell in action June 22nd, 1917.
Gone is the face we loved so dear,
Silent the voice we loved to hear;
Too far away for sight or speech,
But not too far for thoughts to reach.
We loved, yes, no tongue can tell
How deep, how dearly, and how well.
Christ loved him too and thought it best,
To take him home with Him to rest.
From Auntie Polly and Cousin, Gargrave.
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