World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.
George Thompson Yeaman
Forename(s):
George Thompson
Surname:
Yeaman
Initial(s):
G T
Service Number:
3740
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
10/02/1917
Aged:
21
Buried:
St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens
Service History:
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born about 1896, at Amble, Northumberland, the second son of Walter (b. about 1865, at Alnwick, Northumberland; an Estate Mason) & Margaret E. (b. about 1864, at Felton, Northumberland) Yeaman, of Longhirst, Morpeth, formerly of Alnwick Castle Gardens.
Yeaman had an older brother, Robert G. (b. about 1894; in 1911 an Apprentice Engineering Fitter), & a younger sister, Annie M. (b. about 1899, at Longhirst).
Pre-war occupation: Gardener (Domestic).
Local Memorial:
Longhirst War Memorial
