Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Charles Robert Yearley
In memory of:
Private Charles Robert Yearley
June 25, 1918
Military Service
646192
21
Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
29th Bn.
Additional Information
February 11, 1897
Son of Henry and Mary Ellen Yearley, of 1765, Eighth Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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
GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France
II. M. 11.
Gezaincourt is a village a little south-west of the town of Doullens, halfway between the main roads from Doullens to Abbeville and Doullens to Amiens. The GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are on the east side of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost outside Doullens on the road towards Amiens.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – Muskoka Herald 12-Sep-1918. The wounded father Henry Yearley 646191 is invalided home while another son remains, and son (Charles Robert Yearley 646192) is mentioned as having been killed. (Note: father and son had attested together).
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