The Yorkshire Regiment, War Memorials Elsewhere

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Yatton (Somerset)

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The War Memorial for Yatton, Somerset
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The War Memorial for Yatton, Somerset, is situated in a memorial garden on the corner of High Street and Rock Road.
The memorial is a simple column on a plinth and four-stepped base, with the names of those commemorated on two metal plaques attached to the plinth.

32 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 24 in the Second World war (including 6 civilians). The names of those commemorated can be found on the website of the Imperial War Museum inventory of War Memorials (Yatton), - www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/29360. © IWM (WMA-29360).

One soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on this memorial.

Private Bert Pratlete Wynn. 42505.
9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 164230 Rotal Field Artillery. Killed 21 May 1917.
Born Yatton, Enlisted Bristol, Resided Yatton (Somerset).
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.

The Yatton War Memorial in the Memorial Garden on the corner of High Street and Rock Road, Yatton The Yatton War Memorial in the Memorial Garden on the corner of High Street and Rock Road, Yatton
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